Will The Strike Go On Tour?
Will The Strike Go On Tour?Lest anyone think that their theatregoing habits are safe the farther they are from the Big Apple, think again. Broadway stagehands -- Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) -- are in their third day of striking against The League of American Theatres and Producers.
According to Michael Riedel, Brian Hamacher and Leonard Greene, all those Broadway touring companies crisscrossing North America may be next:
Striking stagehands who shut down much of Broadway this weekend are set to take their show on the road.
Union leaders are threatening to pull theater stagehands from lucrative out-of-town tours to put pressure on producers with whom they reached an impasse in bitter contract talks, several sources said yesterday.
That means that road shows like Jersey Boys and Wicked, which have already gone dark in New York, could see their curtains fall.
The popular touring shows bring producers hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Thomas Short, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which authorized the local union to strike, has not yet signed off on a tour pullout, sources said.
Thankfully, there's always those great nonprofit venues like Chicago's Steppenwolf, Minneapolis' Guthrie, DC's Arena Stage, Atlanta's Alliance....
This is Steve On Broadway (SOB).
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Labels: International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, League of American Theatres and Producers, Local One, Lockout, Stagehands, Strike
posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Monday, November 12, 2007
6 Comments:
Doug from Minneapolis asks?
Do the non-profit theater stage hands get paid fairly or do they take one for the non-profit team so to speak?
Doug from Minneapolis.
Doug, I can't answer that point, but I can tell you that the few nonprofits on Broadway -- Manhattan Theatre Company, Roundabout Theatre Company and Lincoln Center -- are not involved in the current fracas. However, I understand that recent unionization efforts at City Center were successful.
I think If the strike does go on tour,
The end will come quickly.
I think hit these guys in the wallet
Take down the Tours
Get everyone back to the table
I'm seriously considering changing this site to Steve On Regional Theatre (SORT). There's something special about nonprofits across this country that's keeping live theatre fresh, exciting and open...
The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. is the trade association of the Broadway industry. The League "oversees and promotes the common interests of its membership — theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers of Broadway and touring Broadway productions, as well as theatrical suppliers, restaurateurs, shipping and freight companies, booking agents, travel agents, designers, ticketing agents, and hotel managers. The League works to increase interest in commercial theatre throughout North America, strives to foster a sense of community among all members, and develops programs addressing the unique needs of its members."
Nowhere Does it pledge Loality
to ticket buyers
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