Disturbing allegations

This article is making the rounds among the MT moms and kids in my life. It is disturbing in and of itself but understand it is the tip of the iceberg.

http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-casting-director-fired-from-telsey-co-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations

Rumors flying around Twitter say there will be a New York Times piece released Monday. This could get messy.

This is so sad, but prompts such an important discussion. Long past due

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/theater/justin-huff-fired-sexual-misconduct.html?smid=tw-nyttheater&smtyp=cur

Indeed. Telsey is a huge player in the industry. I wonder what the bigger expose will reveal.

My daughter, and almost every professional kid I knew in NY back in the days when she was auditioning and working steadily, took classes from Justin. I, too, have heard that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I am exceedingly glad that this wave of change and accountability is washing through entertainment and political realms and will hopefully spill over into the corporate world where this type of behavior is also, sadly, rampant. It has too long been a protected boys club secret/non-secret since women began entering the workforce in every industry that at some point a man in power could harass, abuse, assault, demean women and abjectly get away with it being protected by the fear of women to come forward and the network of deniability maintained by the enablers with which they surround themselves. In my 30 years working at a management and now executive level in the corporate world I have seen it, experienced it and watched it be ignored. Heck - I ignored it. What could I do? I felt powerless. But that, ladies and gentleman, is changing and I am so thrilled that our young performers are going to be the beneficiaries of this sea change and enter a more responsible, accountable and self-policed environment where even those who are left inclined to bad behavior will be too scared to follow through after what they have witnessed these past few months. Time to drain the swamp in the entertainment industry and start fresh - hopefully with many more women in positions of power and authority. That’s my dream anyway!

Here, here @sopranomtmom! I’m a 30+ year corporate-type woman. Most similar-aged women in my industry have seen it, experienced it, watched it and/or ignored it. I applaud the sea change.

Wow. This enters all areas. Scary.

In regards to the case of the person fired in the article above, and the comments about women being the targets for sexual harassment in this industry - men are also targets for this kind of power play. Our young men in this business find themselves in similar situations more often than you would guess. “Men in power” seems to be the common denominator.