Broadway Has Avoided a Strike While Hollywood Has Been Shut Down for Weeks

07/21/2023 13:29
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Broadway Has Avoided a Strike While Hollywood Has Been Shut Down for Weeks

The theater community has prevented a union strike while Hollywood remains closed with labor grievances from writers and performers.

Broadway Has Avoided a Strike While Hollywood Has Been Shut Down for Weeks

The last time the Broadway community saw a strike was in 2007. Seen here, audiences crowd the Palace Theater outside the Broadway production of "Legally Blonde" following the 19-day strike on November 29, 2007 in New York City.

The last time the Broadway community saw a strike was in 2007. Seen here, audiences crowd the Palace Theater outside the Broadway production of "Legally Blonde" following the 19-day strike on November 29, 2007 in New York City.

Photographer: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway and the touring theater community seem to have avoided a labor disruption like the one that has silenced the film and television industry.

The Broadway League and Disney Theatrical Productions, which represent producers, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced Thursday they had reached a tentative agreement that had threatened a strike as early as Friday.

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