Steven Keats

'70's Indie Film HESTER STREET to Be Adapted into Broadway Play with Music

In a new interview with Indiewire, veteran film producer Ira Deutchman reveals that he plans to adapt Joan Silver's 1975 indie hit HESTER STREET to the Broadway stage, with help from producer Michael Rabinowitz.

BWW SPECIAL FEATURE: How I Got My Equity Card - By Mary Testa

'I had just moved to New York in September of 1976. I was prepared to allow myself six months to get acclimated, so I wasn't worried about finding a job right away...'

BWW SPECIAL FEATURE: How I Got My Equity Card - by Mary Testa

BroadwayWorld.com is proud to present its newest weekly feature, presented in association with and to celebrate the importance of the Actors' Equity Association. 'AEA' or 'Equity', founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members.