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Broadway
Stagehands Approve New Contract
Broadway stagehands on Sunday approved a new contract with producers, nearly two weeks after the end of a strike that shut down more than two dozen Broadway shows.
Broadway stagehands on Sunday approved a new contract with producers, nearly two weeks after the end of a strike that shut down more than two dozen Broadway shows.
'It was an overwhelming ratification,'' said Bruce Cohen, a spokesman for Local 1 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. He declined to give an exact tally of the vote.
''We are pleased that Local 1 has ratified the contract,'' said Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the League of American Theatres and Producers. ''Come and see a show this season.''
The 19-day walkout began November 10, closing such hit musicals as Wicked, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Rent, Mamma Mia! and The Phantom of the Opera. It also delayed the openings of such new productions as August: Osage County, The Seafarer, and The Little Mermaid.
The strike ended November 28, with productions reopening the following day.
It occurred during what is normally one of the best times of the year for Broadway, the period around the Thanksgiving holiday. Box office losses totaled in the millions, and theater-related businesses and personnel suffered as well. (AP)
