Broadway Confronts Casting Couch

In a post-Weinstein world, holding employees accountable for sexually harassing their colleagues has become a top priority for employers, but such accountability is made more arduous when the harasser is a contracted worker.

That’s especially true in the Weinstein-adjacent world of live theater.

The theater industry has a complicated structure that leads to a lot of work being contracted out, Thomas Carpenter, general counsel for Actor’s Equity, told Bloomberg Law. Actor’s Equity represents roughly 51,000 theatrical performers.

A lot of the work contracted out includes casting directors, who help vet performers who audition for parts in a show.

“They are ...