Broadway Community Now Investigating New Sexual Harassment Policies
Following the Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey sexual harassment drama, the Broadway community is now on high alert apparently.
Kevin, who hosted the Tonys last year, hasn’t been on Broadway for nearly 10 years. But multiple allegations have risen about him (including from Richard Dreyfuss’s son), the theater community is now investigating new ways to deal with harassment.
As Page Six reports, the Actors Equity Association (the union for theater performers) sent emails to 1,500 employers urging them to emphasize that harassment policies need to be addressed on the first day of work.
“In the coming days, Equity staff will be reaching out to request your policy on harassment so that Equity knows what your policy states,” AEA exec director Mary McColl said in the email.
Read more at Page Six.