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  • March 2020

Equity in the News March 2020

  1. AMERICAN THEATRE: STREAMS BEFORE THE FLOOD?

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:39:00 GMT – 0

    Streaming and video-captured options for shuttered shows could be more than a stopgap solution.

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    • American Theatre
    • Coronavirus
  2. FORBES: HOW THE $2 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE WILL HELP THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:12:00 GMT – 0

    Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate finally passed the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history in a 96-0 vote. And today, that $2 trillion stimulus bill (which you can read in full here) was subsequently approved by the House of Representatives. It will now head to President Donald Trump’s desk, where it is expected to quickly be signed.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Forbes
  3. DEADLINE: HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY UNIONS LAUD CONGRESS FOR PASSAGE OF $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:07:00 GMT – 0

    Entertainment industry union leaders are applauding Congress for today’s passage of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, part of which expands key benefits for hundreds of thousands of industry workers who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus shutdown of film, TV and theater productions across the country.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Deadline
  4. VARIETY: HOUSE PASSES $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS BILL AS LAWMAKERS PROMISE ADDITIONAL AID

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:03:00 GMT – 0

    The House of Representatives passed the $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday, even as lawmakers said another rescue package would be needed.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Variety
  5. BROADWAYWORLD: CARES ACT INCLUDES HELP FOR ARTS WORKERS; ACTORS' EQUITY THANKS CONGRESS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:00:00 GMT – 0

    Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement following regarding the CARES Act, which has now passed the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  6. ABC7 EYEWITNESS NEWS: CORONAVIRUS NEWS: COVID-19 STIMULUS BILL HAS PROVISION TO HELP BROADWAY

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:28:00 GMT – 0

    NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The $2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate amid the coronavirus pandemic includes a boost in unemployment pay, but a key provision of the bill covers those with a firm promise of employment, and that is expected to help Broadway, which went dark two weeks ago.

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    • ABC7
    • Coronavirus
  7. DEADLINE: ACTORS’ EQUITY LAUDS SENATE FOR $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:26:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity, the union representing actors and stage managers in live theater, is praising the $2 trillion Senate bill for the expansion of access to unemployment benefits that the bill will afford to arts and entertainment workers. The bill, which gives unemployed workers an extra $600 a week on top of their regular state benefits for four months — and $1,200 to most tax-payers — is expected to be approved by the House shortly.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Deadline
  8. ABC 14 NEWS: ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHES CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUND

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:21:00 GMT – 0

    As hundreds of thousands of people today in New York City endure from the coronavirus and its devastating economic results, one particular of the hardest-hit places has been the legendary Terrific White Way.

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    • ABC 14 News
    • Coronavirus
  9. HUFFPOST: SENATE CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS INCLUDES ARTS FUNDING DESPITE GOP DISMISSING IT AS FRIVOLOUS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:19:00 GMT – 0

    Some smaller arts institutions may not survive the economic effects of prolonged closures as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen.

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    • Coronavirus
    • HuffPost
  10. NEW YORK POST: PUMMELED BY CORONAVIRUS, NYC RESTAURANTS, PERFORMING ARTS BRACES FOR THE WORST

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:06:00 GMT – 0

    The city’s restaurants and performing arts are why tourists flock to New York — but thanks to the coronavirus, those industries are bracing for a long haul of nothing.

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    • Coronavirus
    • New York Post
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