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That Settles It: A dispute over the all-white composition of the original cast of “The Will Rogers Follies” has been settled. The show’s producers have agreed to publish special audition notices in search of ethnic minority actors and to re-contact minority actors who have already auditioned. The dispute arose last summer, with Actors’ Equity filing a formal grievance with the Broadway producers’ league, even though two black women had already joined the cast by the time the grievance was filed.
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