Alan Eisenberg, a lawyer who during his 25 years as the top executive of Actors’ Equity Association helped build its membership and dealt with a controversy involving the racial casting of the hit musical “Miss Saigon,” died on Oct. 7 2023 in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 88. Eisenberg had worked at law firms for two decades before he was hired in 1981 as the executive secretary (his title was later changed to executive director) of Actors’ Equity, which represents theatrical actors and stage managers. Eisenberg was also a champion of Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic fund formed within Actors’ Equity in 1987 to help members in financial need. Eisenberg received a bachelor’s degree in English 1956 from the University of Michigan. He graduated from New York University School of Law three years later. Eisenberg was also a visiting professor of theater management at the Yale School of Drama for many years. In addition to his wife Claire Copley, he is survived by his daughters, Mollie Copley Eisenberg and Emma Copley Eisenberg.
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