CMU School of Drama


Thursday, December 20, 2007

Pain of Broadway labor strife will reverberate

Post Gazette: "More drama happened off stage than on in 2007 as stagehands shut down most Broadway theaters for 19 days this fall. No 'Jersey Boys.' No 'Wicked.' No 'Lion King.' No 'Phantom of the Opera.'

The strike got Broadway more publicity than all its hit musicals combined. Suddenly, theater was front-page news and all over the Internet. But the cost to producers, the city and theater-related businesses was enormous. Estimates of losses ranged upward of $40 million during what is usually one of the most lucrative times of the year -- the Thanksgiving holiday.

So who won?"

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