Playbill.com: Actors’ Equity Pushes for Ensemble Categories at the Tony Awards

A national campaign launched by Actors’ Equity Association aims to put ensembles and chorus members in the spotlight on Broadway’s biggest night. The performers’ union has sent a formal request to the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League to consider adding two categories to the Tony Awards beginning in the 2018–2019 season. The proposed Best Chorus in a Musical or Play category would celebrate singers/dancers in often unnamed tracks, while Best Ensemble in a Musical or Play would go to the collective cast, from leads to featured performers to the chorus. The campaign, titled Everyone On Stage, began April 11 with an online petition addressed to both the League and Wing. READ MORE