he Grinch has returned to Broadway.
A New York judge has ruled the show “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” can reopen since the Theater owners and the stagehands union have a separate and distinct contract.
Broadway producers 1. Stagehand Union 0.
The Local one union went on strike before Thanksgiving because the Broadway producers did not want to pay for what they considered idle time.
The Union saw this as a hard won benefit and did not want it to be removed without some other concession.
All the other theater owners will be waiting in line to see what was written into the Grinch contract.
Just to keep things interesting and dramatic (it is Broadway of course), the theater owners arranged for many of the child actors t sit in the front row of the courtroom during the proceedings. A joyous applause erupted at the ruling.
In realted news , a group of producers has filed a suit against the union for $35M dollars citing lost ticket sales, concessions and merchandise.
Still developing…
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/theater/22broadway.html?_r=1&ref=theater&oref=slogin
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21917194/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071122/media_nm/grinch_dc
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Broadway Blackout
This last weekend the Local One Union, to which Broadway stagehands belong to, went on strike. The result is there are now over two dozen Broadway shows shut down. This list includes some of the most popular shows including “Wicked”, “Phantom of the Opera” and “Rent”.
The dispute focuses on the number of stage hands needed to set up and maintain a show. The union requires a certain number of people to be hired for every setup, which can be huge, and another number for every performance. Many producers with less props to deal with wind up paying for stagehands who do not have much to do. The union does not want to just give up the negotiated work without something in return.
It is no coincidence the strike is occurring on the eve of Broadways busiest time of the year. This is exactly when the producers will be leaving the maximum amount of money on the table.
Hopefully everyone will kiss and make up fairly soon. In the meantime ticket brokers have to deal with the downstream effects of this. Every ticket sold to a cancelled event now has to be dealt with in some manner. Depending on where and how it was sold dictates how much. Regardless, the last thing any ticket broker wants to have to deal with is extra follow-up work on a already-sold transaction.
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
The dispute focuses on the number of stage hands needed to set up and maintain a show. The union requires a certain number of people to be hired for every setup, which can be huge, and another number for every performance. Many producers with less props to deal with wind up paying for stagehands who do not have much to do. The union does not want to just give up the negotiated work without something in return.
It is no coincidence the strike is occurring on the eve of Broadways busiest time of the year. This is exactly when the producers will be leaving the maximum amount of money on the table.
Hopefully everyone will kiss and make up fairly soon. In the meantime ticket brokers have to deal with the downstream effects of this. Every ticket sold to a cancelled event now has to be dealt with in some manner. Depending on where and how it was sold dictates how much. Regardless, the last thing any ticket broker wants to have to deal with is extra follow-up work on a already-sold transaction.
To learn how to make money being a ticket broker, visit www.MyTicketBiz.com.
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