Drabinsky v. Actors' Equity Association

  1. May 11, 2023

    Producer Appealing Union 'Blacklist' Case To 2nd Circ.

    An award-winning Canadian Broadway producer is appealing to the Second Circuit after a lower court tossed his suit alleging that the Actors' Equity Association unlawfully blacklisted him following a labor dispute over a musical.

  2. April 14, 2023

    Union Is Exempt From Producer's Antitrust Suit, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge threw out an award-winning Canadian Broadway producer's suit claiming Actors' Equity Association unlawfully blacklisted him, saying state court precedent bars the producer's tort claims while a labor exemption nixes his antitrust allegations.

  3. February 07, 2023

    Blacklisted Producer Defends Actors' Guild Antitrust Suit

    A Canadian Broadway producer, who has accused an actors' union of plotting to blacklist him from the industry, is fighting to keep his suit from being tossed based on what he says are made-up facts not found in the suit.

  4. December 19, 2022

    Actors Union Previews Counter To Producer's Boycott Claims

    The Actors' Equity Association asked a New York court to toss an antitrust suit from a Canadian Broadway producer on Friday, arguing that the union was working in its own self-interest to protect its members from being underpaid.

  5. December 13, 2022

    Broadway Producer Adds Antitrust Claims Against Union

    A Canadian Broadway producer filed an amended complaint Tuesday that adds group boycott antitrust claims against the actors union he accuses of colluding to exclude him from the industry.