DEADLINE: REOPENING BROADWAY: ACTORS’ EQUITY RECRUITS HIGH-PROFILE SAFETY CONSULTANT AS EXEC DIRECTOR DETAILS WHAT’S AT STAKE

EXCLUSIVE: Actors’ Equity Association has hired the high-profile safety consultant David Michaels, former administrator of OSHA under President Barack Obama, to advise and help the union develop the steps necessary for reopening Broadway and theaters across the country after the COVID-19 shutdown.

In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Deadline, Equity executive director Mary McColl explains why the union believed it necessary to bring in an outside safety expert, what Equity expects Michaels to investigate, what’s next for the actors and stage managers of Broadway and the country’s circuit of regional theaters, and the #1 concern Equity members discuss when contacting the union.

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