Broadway strike looms this week
The union representing Broadway musicians has set a deadline of midnight Thursday for a walkout that would affect virtually every musical on Broadway.
The union’s move came even though theater producers softened their position on minimums -- the number of orchestra players required for Broadway shows.
Union representative Bill Dennison said the producers proposed during weekend negotiations that the number of musicians required for the large Broadway theaters be reduced to seven. The minimums at those large theaters currently range from 24 to 26; the producers originally wanted to do away with them altogether.
“Seven, it seems to us, is simply not a commitment to the kind of theater orchestras that Broadway needs and the public expects,” Dennison said.
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