Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Joins Legal Action Against Paradise Square Producers Over Unpaid Wages
The latest move follows earlier filings by Actors' Equity and United Scenic Artists.
Source: playbill.com
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the 'Paradise Square' fallout continues + cast member calls out Actors Equity over lack of response
#ParadiseSquare has been overshadowed by a series of lawsuits allegations that producer Garth H. Drabinsky cut corners, engaged in tyrannical behavior and failed to pay bills benefits. Varietys @rebeccaarubin , @GeneMaddaus @BrentALang investigate: https://t.co/R16BMfxGbh…
Source: livejournal.com
MAMMA MIA! Now Playing at the New London Barn Playhouse
What a night! One thing leads to another at the New London Barn Playhouse where you are invited to find long lost love, dive into wedding prep, and find out what being family truly means on an idyllic Greek island. Mamma Mia! runs July 20th thru August 7th at 7:30PM with Wednesday matinee performances at 2:00PM and Sunday performances at 5:00PM.
Source: broadwayworld.com
Canadian Actors' Equity Will Also Bar Members From Working With Paradise Square Producer Garth Drabinsky
The union is standing in solidarity with American Equity's own ban while leaving room for Drabinsky to possibly work with both CAEA and AEA members in the future.
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Source: playbill.com
An 'Impossible Dream' Comes True, Again, for Marylouise Burke in 'Epiphany'
The 81-year-old actress stars as an eccentric dinner party host. When she was a teenager, though, wanting to act was a secret she didn’t dare tell.
Source: nytimes.com
More Paradise Square Lawsuit Details Emerge, Including Severed Finger
It has been reported that a non-binary crew member permanently severed their pinky finger in an accident during a rehearsal for the show's pre-Broadway run.
Source: playbill.com
Maine State Music Theatre hopes to fill seats after COVID curtailed last production
Expecting complications from COVID, the theater company reduced its annual operating budget by $1.5 million.
United States Curt Dale Clark Alice Walker Steven Speilberg E Faye Butler Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Source: pressherald.com
Maine State Music Theatre hopes to fill seats, recover from COVID-curtailed production
Expecting complications from COVID, the theater company reduced its annual operating budget by $1.5 million.
United States Curt Dale Clark Alice Walker Steven Speilberg E Faye Butler Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Source: pressherald.com
'Mirakkel' famed Jamil Hossain hospitalised after heart attack The Daily Star
Jamil Hossain had taken ill for a few days. After being hospitalised yesterday, doctors confirmed that he had a heart attack.
West Bengal Bangladesh General Urmila Srabanti Kar Jamil Hossain National Heart Foundation Actor Equity
Source: thedailystar.net
in other Broadway news: unions sue 'Paradise Square' production + cast speaks out against producer
Unions Take Broadway Show ‘Paradise Square’ to Court for $350,000 in Unpaid Benefits, Wages https://t.co/1Eo6Fj052c The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 12, 2022 • Though people are obsessing over every drop of Funny Girl news thats leaked from Broadways August Wilson Theatre in the past…
Source: livejournal.com