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‘Fosse’ producer sues Actors’ Equity

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Days after the legendary performer Patti LuPone announced that she quit the "circus" that is Actors' Equity, the Canadian-based producer Garth Drabinsky sued the labor union for defamation Thursday, claiming that it blacklisted him and branded him a racist this summer following the closing of his last musical "Paradise Square."

/ October 20, 2022
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