Equity in the News March 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would create a vaccination site for theater workers to try to help Broadway shows reopen by the fall.

New York City is taking steps toward the reopening of the city’s theaters, creating vaccination and testing sites for stage workers in a bid to restore a key part of New York’s draw.

Theater industry workers will be able to get vaccinated for Covid-19 at new vaccination sites established by the New York City government, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday, investing government resources to ensure Broadway’s reopening this fall after a year-and-a-half-long closure.

Broadway's coronavirus shutdown has an end in sight.

Actors’ Equity Association will hold a town hall event to address issues about safety protocols and get-back-to-work efforts raised in a petition from more than 2,000 union members last week.

The post outlined some guidelines that Equity has included in its ever-updating guide, with the most recent being approved at-home COVID tests.

The union posted a letter of its own, pledging to hold an event addressing calls for clarity as the industry eyes a reopening.

On Thursday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9-trillion stimulus package aimed at helping workers and companies that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

One year after theaters went dark because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s finally some light at the end of the long dark tunnel for the Broadway industry.

Kate Shindle, Actors' Equity Association President, joins Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous to discuss the outlook for Broadway and the entertainment industry amid the pandemic.