Kathryn V. Lamkey Award

University of Michigan Musical Theatre graduates Leanne Antonio and Blake Roman earn this year’s Equity/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship.

University of Michigan Musical Theatre graduates Jessica Gómes-Ng and Noah Kieserman earn this year’s Equity/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship.

The University of Michigan Musical Theatre graduate Leighton Samuels earns this year’s Equity/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship.

Equity presents tenth annual Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship; University of Michigan Musical Theatre graduate Christina Maxwell earns this year’s Equity/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship.

Suffern, New York native Isabelle McCalla receives award for University of Michigan Department of Musical Theater graduate

Henningsen, who earned her B.F.A. in musical theatre from the University of Michigan this year, has been selected the 2014 recipient of the AEA/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship. She is the eighth graduating student to receive the award, which was created by former AEA Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, an alumnus of the school. The award, in the amount of $5,000, is given to a graduating senior in the University’s musical theatre program to recognize her outstanding talent and career potential.

Trevor St. John-Gilbert, University of Michigan Class of 2013, has been selected the recipient of the AEA/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship. He is the seventh graduating student to receive the award, which was created by former AEA Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, an alumnus of the school. The award, in the amount of $5,000, is given to a graduating senior in the University's Musical Theatre Program.

Sam Lips, University of Michigan Class of 2012, was named the recipient of the AEA/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship. He is the sixth graduating student to receive the award, which was created by former AEA Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, an alumnus of the school. The award, in the amount of $5,000, is given to a graduating senior in the University's Musical Theater Program.

Desiree Oakley, University of Michigan Class of 2011, was named the recipient of the AEA/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship. She is the fifth graduating student to receive the award, which was created by former AEA Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, an alumnus of the school.

Kent Overshown, University of Michigan Class of 2010, is named the winner of the AEA/Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship. He is the fourth graduating student to receive the award, which was created by former AEA Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, an alumnus of the school. The award, in the amount of $5,000, is given to a graduating senior in the University's Musical Theater Program.

Cary Tedder, University of Michigan Class of 2009, is the third recipient of the Actors' Equity/Alan Eisenberg Scholarship Award. Created by former Actors' Equity Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, who is a University of Michigan alumnus, the award ($5,000) goes to a graduating senior in the University's Musical Theatre program.

Garen McRoberts, University of Michigan Class of 2008, is the second recipient of the Actors' Equity/Alan Eisenberg Award. Created by former Equity Executive Director Alan Eisenberg, who is a University Michigan alumnus, the award ($5,000) goes to a graduating senior in the University's Musical Theatre program. The presentation was made to Mr. McRoberts at the Westside Arts Theatre on May 8 during the program's NYC showcase.

Janine DiVita, who graduates this year from the University of Michigan, is the first recipient of the Actors' Equity Association/Alan Eisenberg Award, which will be given annually to a student in the Musical Theater Program at the school. She was awarded the grant, in the amount of $5,000, at the University of Michigan Alumni Dinner on May 10th.

Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) has chosen the winner of the new ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus in the 2006-2007 season: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL. This is the first industry award of its type to honor the distinctive talents and contributions made by the chorus. The award ceremony will be held at the October 23rd ACCA meeting at Equity's headquarters in New York City.

"To me, the Legacy Robe symbolizes a lineage of people just like me, who put their blood, sweat and tears, their hopes and joys and love into this crazy thing we do on Broadway."

She did not dedicate her entire life to political causes, but crucial moments came when she leveraged her star power for the greater good.

I was honestly scared to take my card at first. I wondered whether I would be able to find work anymore for having become Equity, whether anyone would hire me and whether or not that was the right step for my career at the time. I didn’t know if I was really ready to do it.

I imagined that this coveted card was some sort of golden bedazzled item which all of those fancy actors kept in their safes.

The move to replace BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with a show that features performers not represented by Actors' Equity has sparked backlash.