JUNE “I’ve missed more than 2012 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. I’ve Volume 97 failed over and over and over again in my life and that Number 5 is why I succeed.” EQUITYNEWS —Michael Jordan A Publication of Actors’ Equity Association • NEWS FOR THE THEATRE PROFESSIONAL • www.actorsequity.org • Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY and Additional Mailing Offices Congratulations All Officers Reelected; to Equity and Our 17 Elected to Council To n y A w a r d ® resident Nick Wyman led (incumbent) David Sitler the slate of Officers Second Vice President: Rebecca Ira Denmark (incumbent) Pelected to three-year Kim Jordan (incumbent) Margot Moreland (incumbent) Nominated Members terms in Equity’s 2012 National Third Vice President: Ira Mont James Moye (incumbent) Election. In addition, 17 (incumbent) Not elected: Paul V. Ames, n 2012, there is even more to BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN members—10 from the Eastern Secretary/Treasurer: Sandra Douglas Leland, Barbara cheer about when the annual ACTRESS IN A LEADING Region, one from the Central Karas (incumbent) Callander, Matt DeAngelis. Tony Awards ® are ROLE IN A MUSICAL I Region and six from the Western Eastern Regional Vice President: presented. Equity has received a Principal One-Year Term Jan Maxwell, Follies Region—have been elected to Melissa Robinette Special Tony acknowledging the Kristen Beth Williams Audra McDonald, The Council. Not elected: Kate Shindle Union’s Centennial and the Chorus Five-Year Term Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Ballots were tabulated on May Central Regional Vice President: contributions of Equity Members Cristin Milioti, Once Al Bundonis to the American theatre. Kelli O’Hara, Nice Work If You Roger Preston Smith (incumbent) Congratulations, too, to all of the Can Get It Members who have been Not elected: Stas’ Kmiec’ Laura Osnes, Bonnie & Clyde recognized this year. Stage Manager Five-Year Term BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN Lisa Dawn Cave ACTORINAFEATUREDROLE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE John M. Atherlay (incumbent) IN A PLAY IN A PLAY Not elected: Dan Zittel, Bernita Christian Borle, Peter and the James Corden, One Man, Two Robinson, Erin Maureen Starcatcher Guvnors Koster Michael Cumpsty, Endofthe Philip Seymour Hoffman, CENTRAL REGION Rainbow Death of a Salesman Principal Five-Year Term Tom Edden, One Man, Two Centennial Begins James Earl Jones, Gore Vidal’s Messages from our President, Executive Director and David C. Girolmo (incumbent) The Best Man Guvnors three former Presidents. WESTERN REGION Andrew Garfield, Deathofa Frank Langella, Man and Boy (See pages 4 and 5.) John Lithgow, The Columnist Salesman Principal Five-Year Term Michele Lee (incumbent) BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN Jeremy Shamos, Clybourne Stephen Pawley ACTRESS IN A LEADING Park 24, 2012. There were 5,827 total Dev Kennedy (incumbent) Heather Lee ROLE IN A PLAY BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN valid ballots cast, of which 2,181 Western Regional Vice Vernon Willet (incumbent) Nina Arianda, VenusinFur ACTRESS IN A FEATURED were cast electronically. President: Doug Carfrae Not elected: Barbara N. Roberts Tracie Bennett, Endofthe ROLE IN A PLAY Following are the results: (incumbent) Principal Three-Year Term Rainbow Linda Emond, Death of a OFFICERS EASTERN REGION Stockard Channing, Other Joseph Ruskin (incumbent) Salesman President: Nick Wyman Principal Five-Year Term Desert Cities Chorus Five-Year Term Spencer Kayden, Don’t Dress (incumbent) Christine Toy Johnson Linda Lavin, The Lyons Michael Dotson (incumbent) for Dinner First Vice President: Paige Price (incumbent) Cynthia Nixon, Wit Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN the Starcatcher ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Judith Light, Other Desert Cities services would be so generously IN A MUSICAL Condola Rashad, Stick Fly Danny Burstein, Follies and expertly provided, so the BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN VITA Has Big Season Jeremy Jordan, Newsies biggest thanks should go out to ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE Steve Kazee, Once t’s a wrap! The Volunteer for members in Los Angeles and them.” IN A MUSICAL Norm Lewis, The Gershwins’ Income Tax Assistance (VITA) over 50 returns each for Ms. Karas also notes: “All of Phillip Lamar Boykin, The Porgy and Bess Iprogram had a banner 2011 members in Seattle and Orlando. our VITA sites need volunteers to Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Ron Raines, Follies tax season, which wrapped on “With the support of our continue the services to Michael Cerveris, Evita Friday, April 27, 2012 at VITA’s unions and the AEA, AFTRA and members. If you are interested in David Alan Grier, The New York headquarters. AEA’s SAG Foundations, our combined committing time during tax Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Secretary-Treasurer/VITA VITA programs save members season as a tax preparer or a Michael McGrath, Nice Work If Director Sandra Karas reported hundreds of thousands of dollars desk receptionist, contact the site YouCanGetIt near you (NY – Equity Building; Josh Young, Jesus Christ LA – The Actors Fund; Orlando – Actors’ Equity; Seattle – SAG- Superstar AFTRA at the AFTRA Building). BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN The time to start is now to begin ACTRESS IN A FEATURED to prepare for next season.Your ROLE IN A MUSICAL fellow members will thank you.” Elizabeth A. Davis, Once Volunteers not pictured: Jayne Houdyshell, Follies Sandra Berrios, Tobias Blackwell, Judy Kaye, Nice Work If You Can Iris Delgado, Magie Dominic, Get It Scott Gordon, Brian Hargrove, Jessie Mueller, On A Clear Day Darrie Lawrence, Patricia Mas- ters, Michael McKenzie, Geoffrey You Can See Forever VITA volunteers: (back row, l to r) John LaGioia, Linda Carol Young, Mergele, Jody Prusan, Susan Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ghost Yvette Heyliger, Tony Paccione, Nneoma Nkuku, Mark Irish; (middle Sigrist, David Sitler, Mary J. the Musical row) Betsy DiLellio (Elizebeth Failla), Sandra M. Bloom, Carol Emshoff, Betty Hudson, Carla Torgrimson (seated), Marchand Odette, Laurel Slusser, Nancy Slusser, Gordon REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD Lockhart, Elizabeth Flax, Bernadette Cancelliere; (front) Joanna Stanley, Mary Lou Westerfield, Myers, Sandra Karas, Leonard Garbin, Mohamed Abbassi. The Shakespeare Theatre Joe Zaloom. Company,Washington, DC that the New York volunteers everyyearthattheywouldhave NEWS Index ISABELLE STEVENSON prepared over 5,000 federal, had to spend in additional taxes AWARD state and city tax returns for more and in preparing their own 2012 Election results ...............1 Bernadette Peters than 1,500 AEA and SAG- returns” says Ms. Karas. “Our From the President..................2 UITY AFTRA members in a 12-week dedicated volunteers are the SPECIAL TONY AWARD National News .......................3 Q period. In other locations, VITA heart and soul of this program, Actors’ Equity Association Centennial countdown ..............4 165 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036 Address Service Requested Second Class Postage Paid in New York, NY E prepared more than 100 returns without whom none of these Hugh Jackman 2 / EQUITY news JUNE 2012 From the plan, we will be taking a look at Area Liaison whether we should level it. Hotline system RESIDENT As Actors and as a Union, P the ultimate power we have is the ability to say “No.” Saying Call 877-AEA-1913 “No” risks losing us the job or Equity has a National toll-free Work, Art and “Work” the contract, but we won’t get hotline system for members who more money if we say “Yes” to President, chose this vocation go around — not even close to live in Area Liaison and office By Nick Wyman less money — or no money. because we thought it was a enough. So how can we/AEA cities. The number is 877-AEA- irst of all, thank you for re- Sometimes we have to say “No” surefire way to financial comfort. allow Actors the freedom to do 1913 (honoring the year of Eq- electing me President . I to “work” in order to get real We do it for ourselves, for Art – what they love to do – for uity’s founding). Each Area am proud of you for work, work for pay. That little F for Love, as Morales sings in A basically no money —without Liaison city has its own exten- resisting the siren lure of None card in your wallet says you are Chorus Line. We do it because undercutting the marketplace? sion, where members can ac- of the Above, the blandishments a professional. Professional, we are junkies and we need our AEA currently strives to of What Election, and Empty according to my dictionary, cess news and information in fix. Many of us would do it for accommodate our members by Chair’s cynical campaign means “following an occupation their region. free. That attitude is lousy allowing them to volunteer their promise to provide every as a means of livelihood or for (1) Dial 877-AEA-1913 leverage when it comes to services, to work for Creativity, member with work. I only wish I gain.” We may not all be able to negotiating contracts. And that’s Career or Community even (2) Dial your city extension: could provide every member secure “a means of livelihood” where a Union comes in handy. when there is little hope for 811 Atlanta with work. I not only can’t from acting or stage managing, AEA’s job is to allow us to do Cash or (Health) Coverage. We provide good-paying work to but I think we all want to do it 812 Austin/San Antonio what we do for Love without have disparate rules across the every member, I can’t provide “for gain.”Your re-elected and 813 Boston turning ourselves into floozies. country to allow members to low-paying or even non-paying newly elected leadership is 814 Buffalo/Rochester AEA says “No” on behalf of work for free or all but free: work to every member. And striving to maximize both the 815 Chicago 49,000 Ado Annies.