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Moonliner
11-13-2007, 11:45 AM
It's not quite the headline grabber of the Hollywood strike, but much of Broadway is shut down due to a stage hand strike.

Rather a bummer since I have tickets for Wicked next week. :(
alphabassettgrrl
11-13-2007, 11:47 AM
I heard about this. I hope they resolve it soon. Fascinating that all of Broadway operates with what seems to be just a few stagehands. I would have expected more, but it's only a few hundred.
flippyshark
11-13-2007, 12:10 PM
Rather a bummer since I have tickets for Wicked next week. :(

If you'd like to come to Orlando instead, I work with people who are able (and OH so inclined) to perform Wicked ad nauseum whether you want them to or not. They'd be delighted to have an audience, I'm sure.
Kevy Baby
11-13-2007, 01:15 PM
I'm just glad they waited until after we were there last month. That's all that matters.
Moonliner
11-13-2007, 01:17 PM
I'm just glad they waited until after we were there last month. That's all that matters.

Bite me.
Kevy Baby
11-13-2007, 01:20 PM
Bite me.:p
CoasterMatt
11-13-2007, 02:55 PM
Be careful what you wish for, Moonliner :)
JWBear
11-13-2007, 04:12 PM
Yeah... This is Kevy we're talking about!
innerSpaceman
11-13-2007, 04:29 PM
Sorry, Moonliner. But I'm sick of the lower-rungs of the entertainment ladder getting screwed out of a fair share of the money the entertainment industry reaps.

I support this strike as I do the Writer's Strike, and hope it wrecks havoc on the NYC economy. It's a shame for all the people who will lose their night of entertainment, but vital for the people who work hard to provide that entertainment.
BarTopDancer
11-13-2007, 04:48 PM
Wicked is playing in LA...
RStar
11-13-2007, 05:32 PM
Wicked is playing in LA...

And it was a blast! I hope you get to see it Moonliner. Perhaps they will honor the tickets at a later date?
Kevy Baby
11-13-2007, 05:36 PM
I support this strike as I do the Writer's Strike, and hope it wrecks havoc on the NYC economy.A theatre strike will be just a blip in the NYC economy.
Moonliner
11-19-2007, 07:36 AM
There were more talks this weekend...

The strike has silenced and darkened 27 Broadway stages since it began November 10.

The producers' statement Sunday evening said the decision to extend the show cancellations through November 25 was "out of respect for our public and our loyal theatergoers, many of whom are traveling from around the world."

Seriously, WTF?
Moonliner
11-19-2007, 07:38 AM
Sorry, Moonliner. But I'm sick of the lower-rungs of the entertainment ladder getting screwed out of a fair share of the money the entertainment industry reaps.

I support this strike as I do the Writer's Strike, and hope it wrecks havoc on the NYC economy. It's a shame for all the people who will lose their night of entertainment, but vital for the people who work hard to provide that entertainment.

Oh I'd honor the srike even if I was not being forced to. However I still reserve the right to be pissy about it.
Kevy Baby
11-19-2007, 09:58 AM
There were more talks this weekend...

The strike has silenced and darkened 27 Broadway stages since it began November 10.

The producers' statement Sunday evening said the decision to extend the show cancellations through November 25 was "out of respect for our public and our loyal theatergoers, many of whom are traveling from around the world."

Seriously, WTF?It's to be fair to the people who have already missed their shows.

And to be fair to those of us who went just before the strike so we can continue to say "neener neener."

:D