Posted on 10/16/2025 4:48:19 AM PDT by Salman
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is a tense place these days after two major labor unions authorized strike action amid ongoing contract negotiations with producers.
Actors’ Equity Association — which represents over 51,000 members, including singers, actors, dancers and stage managers — and American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — have voted in favor of a strike authorization, a strategic step ahead of any work stoppage. No strike has been called.
Members of both unions are currently working under expired contracts. The musicians’ contract expired on Aug. 31, and the Equity contract expired on Sept. 28.
Both unions want pay increases and higher contributions by producers toward employee health care costs, a key sticking point. Actors Equity also wants producers to hire more backup performers and stage managers, add protections for performers in the event of injury and put limits on how many performances in a row actors can be asked to do without a day off.
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It would be good if more people realized that Broadway is unnecessary.
I hope Bad Bunny doesn’t cross the picket line. Nothing is better than that crap.
EC
I was on the road in Ohio and and saw some weed store employees on strike. Laughable.
The shutdown causes interesting Union problems. I saw where some casino employees can’t vote for their union because no union oversight for vote so they are threatening a strike . Apparently they are allowed to do this under union rules even though not officially union yet
Bullying is the Democrat method. However, bullying has its limits. I am unable to avoid theatre anymore that I am currently avoiding theatre, but others have a choice.
My wife and I enjoy watching Murdoch Mysteries. At some point, “relevant issues” started to crop up. Rather than give up on the series altogether, we recently decided to skip an episode and try our luck on the next episode. That worked and I hope it continues to work.
After the marriage, Murdoch became purely political. The diversity claimed in Canada in the Murdoch years is simply unbelievable.
The propaganda just became too much for us.
Recently I began watching the series from the beginning S1/E1 and was able to recall the excellence of the early years.
Broadway has degenerated so much that it would be better off if it just expired.
“””I was on the road in Ohio and and saw some weed store employees on strike. Laughable.”””
Did they know they were on strike?
99.999999% of people writing or caring about this issue are gay men.
Well, like they say “The show must go on hiatus if they don’t pay me enough.”
On Broadway
George Benson
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
They say there’s always magic in the air
But when you’re walking down that street
And you ain’t had enough to eat
The glitter rubs right off and you’re nowhere
They say the women treat you right on Broadway
But looking at them just gives me the blues
‘Cause how you gonna make some time
When all you got is one thin dime
And one thin dime won’t even shine your shoes
They say I won’t last too long on Broadway
I’ll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say
But they’re dead wrong, I know they are
‘Cause I can play this here guitar
And I won’t quit ‘til I’m a star on Broadway!
Note: If you can sing like George Benson, you MIGHT have a chance at fame and fortune. ;)
And the lamb lies down on Broadway.
Skipping episodes, we may be done soon!
Hudson & Rex (UP Family) has been good so far (Season 2 E14).
Wild West Chronicles (Prime) is good (S2 E8).
We liked Bosch and Bosch Legacy (Prime)
Tubi is showing Sherlock Holmes, acted by Jeremy Brett. It is true to the original stories.
Reacher is good but intense. It takes a season to wrap up a story.
We’ve seen two episodes of Good Cop/Bad Cop (Prime). Funny so far.
I liked Life (Fandango).
Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye (Tubi) is excellent.
I liked Fringe, science fiction. The last season seemed tedious so we skipped episodes and watched the finale (finally).
That’s in my head, too! Wasn’t sure many would ‘get it’ though. ;)
Back before television and radio, the stage was the only place one might go to see entertainment. Thus, Broadway became the functional equivalent of today’s network TV, with its series and soap opera analogues. At the same time, particularly from the 1880’s to the First World War, very talented lithographers came over from Europe and produced stunning theater posters for any sort of mundane production. The Library of Congress has a large catalogue of high-resolution examples on its website which are well worth seeing. If nothing else, it gives you an idea of what popular entertainment was like back then.
Early morning Manhattan,
Ocean winds blow on the land.
The Movie-Palace is now undone,
The all-night watchmen have had their fun.
Sleeping cheaply on the midnight show,
It’s the same old ending-time to go.
Get out!
At that time Tin-pan alley was patriotic
I always found musician and acting unions laughable.
Nowadays the competition for entertainment dollars is everywhere and totally out of their control.
Before the unions stepped in, there were tons of city venues where low paid performers could show their stuff, e.g., Cotton Club.
It was a good way to get noticed and hit the big time.
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