The Big Strike November 26, 2007
I know that it’s big news when a sports fan friend of mine told me he was worried about the strike on Broadway. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock lately, the stagehands on Broadway have been on a strike since Nov 10, closing almost all the Broadway shows. It’s so unheard of, to think that almost all of Broadway has closed for the past few weeks! I just can’t imagine all these theaters being dark for so long. Hope seems to be on the horizon – I believe that both parties are in negotiations as we speak. And I’m sure that things are getting more desperate the longer the strike goes on, so someone will cave and negotiations will be reached. I wonder how this strike is affecting people’s desires to go see a show, even after the strike is over? Perhaps it will color people’s thoughts of Broadway, or maybe it won’t affect it at all?
Oddly enough, a lot of the shows that I’ve been wanting to see are still running at any rate. Pygmalion, with the amazing Jefferson Mays and Boyd Gaines and oh yeah, Claire Danes, Xanadu, and the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (a sentimental favorite, since I won my district spelling bee when I was 10, and it’s closing in January!). Cymbeline also looks intriguing, with an amazing cast, and NYCB is currently performing Balanchine’s Nutcracker as well.
NY Times’ Broadway Strike Survival Guide
Doesn’t he have a movie that just debuted at a NY film festival to rave reviews? I saw one of the JB’s on the Today show but forgot to remember which one it was.
I heart Broadway
I really enjoyed the Patenkin quote. Although as much as I know you LOVE Jersey Boys which i have *gasp* yet to see, I can’t imagine it being near the work of art that Sunday is. However, being part of an experience as exciting as either of those shows must leave quite an impression on someone. I’m eager/extremely scared to see Sunday without Bernadette and Mandy. They ARE that show to me.