Monday, March 06, 2023

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Actors’ Equity publishes 2021 report on hiring bias and wage gaps among union members

Broadway News: The report tracks the number of new Equity contracts and average salaries of those contracts for productions that opened between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021 in the United States. Data is organized and assessed across six identity categories — race/ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability and veteran status — to examine hiring biases and pay differences through the lens of these identity markers.

I'm sick of Broadway audience members acting like jackasses

nypost.com: As audiences have returned to Broadway, they have simultaneously morphed into cavemen — drinking to belligerent excess, causing loud ruckuses and, in some previously unimaginable instances, they’re even becoming violent with helpless ushers.

Ban On Drag Performances Could Prevent Broadway Tours From Coming To Tennessee

www.broadwayworld.com: Tennessee could soon be the next state unable to host tours (or licensed productions) of a number of Broadway shows following legislation that will target drag performers and the transgender community. House Bill 9 "creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult."

Senators Blast Live Nation's "Trust Us" Responses, Call for DOJ Inquiry

www.ticketnews.com: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT) issued a blistering response to Live Nation’s evasion of key questions posed during last month’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in a letter published Thursday, asking the Department of Justice to continue its ongoing investigation of Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s alleged anticompetitive conduct. The senators organized the bipartisan hearing held in January, which featured numerous witnesses outlining extensive allegations of monopolistic behavior by Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing subsidiary, while executive Joe Berchtold attempted to deflect all blame for consumer issues in the space to ticket resale operators.

When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In

The New York Times: It takes a lot of people to make a movie. You’ve got the director for overall vision, the gaffer on the lights, the set decorators to add texture to the film’s world, and the costume designers to envision the actors’ looks. And when those costumes come off and things start to get a bit steamy? That’s where Jessica Steinrock comes in.

 

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