The Award, presented by Equity's Eastern Region Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, "honors and encourages those who actively promote the goals of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all who work in the theatre," according to the organization.

The new musical follows the journey of a new generation of young Americans as they strive to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. The cast features Tony winner John Gallagher Jr., Starks Sands, Michael Esper, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Christina Sajous, Mary Faber and Tony Vincent. The cast also includes Declan Bennett, Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico, Miguel Cervantes, Joshua Henry, Van Hughes, Brian Charles Johnson, Joshua Kobak, Lorin Latarro, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Leslie McDonel, Chase Peacock, Theo Stockman, Ben Thompson, Alysha Umpress, Aspen Vincent, Sean Wing and Libby Winters.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is lyricist and co-book writer for Idiot, and Michael Mayer directed and co-wrote the book.

The new musical won two 2010 Tony Awards.

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Actors' Equity Association represents more than 49,000 professional stage actors and stage managers nationwide.