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Photos See Once On This Island Receive Actors’ Equity’s Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award The award honors shows that exemplify and promote diversity, inclusion, non-traditional casting, and equal opportunity.

By Hannah Vine

August 09, 2018

Merle Dandridge, Ken Davenport, and Christine Toy Johnson Joseph Marzullo/WENN

The Tony-winning revival of Once On This Island was presented with Actors' Equity Association's 11th annual Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award August 8 at Equity’s New York office.

Presented by Equity’s National Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, the award honors shows that exemplify and promote the union’s founding principles of diversity, inclusion, non-traditional casting, and equal opportunity for all who work in the theatre.

Flip through photos of the ceremony below:

See Once On This Island Receive Actors’ Equity’s Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Award_HR — See Once On This Island Receive Actors’ Equity’s Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award

The award honors shows that exemplify and promote diversity, inclusion, non-traditional casting, and equal opportunity.
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Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Award_HR — 2018 Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity Award

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Christine Toy Johnson_HR — Christine Toy Johnson

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Christine Toy Johnson_HR — Christine Toy Johnson

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Christine Toy Johnson_Ken Davenport_HR — Christine Toy Johnson and Ken Davenport

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Ken Davenport_HR — Ken Davenport

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Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Ken Davenport_HR — Ken Davenport

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Merle Dandridge_HR — Merle Dandridge

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Merle Dandridge_HR — Merle Dandridge

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Stephen Flaherty_Ken Davenport_Cast_HR — Stephen Flaherty, Ken Davenport, and the cast

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Christine Toy Johnson_Stephen Flaherty_Ken Davenport_cast_Actors’ Equity staff_HR — Christine Toy Johnson, Stephen Flaherty, Ken Davenport, the cast, and Actors’ Equity staff

Actors'_Equity_Association_Extraordinary_Excellence_in_Diversity_2018_Merle Dandridge_Ken Davenport_Christine Toy Johnson_HR — Merle Dandridge, Ken Davenport, and Christine Toy Johnson

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Past recipients include the productions of 110 in the Shade and Les Misérables (2007), Billy Elliott (2009), American Idiot (2010), The Merchant of Venice (2011), A Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Cinderella and The Trip to Bountiful (2013), If/Then (2014), It Shoulda Been You (2015), Hamilton, Spring Awakening, and Waitress (2016) and A Doll’s House, Part 2, Come From Away, and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2017).

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