More than 1,000 actors have signed a letter expressing solidarity with Actors’ Equity in its ongoing negotiations with the Broadway League as the union demands significant increases in healthcare contributions, “appropriate” paid time off and safe staffing in the workplace.

The letter is signed by many of the biggest names from Broadway and Hollywood, including recent Tony-winner Darren Criss, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Brook Shields, Helen J Shen, Adam Lambert, Kara Young and many others.

“Eight times a week,” the letter to the League states, “we show up for our audiences, but what audiences don’t see are all the additional hours behind the scenes it takes to stay show-ready. The work is intense, the schedules are grueling, and we show up with extraordinary skill, passi

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