Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon
Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon
billynj
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/06
#1 Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon
Posted: 11/20/07 at 9:26am
Broadway stalemate may kill holiday season along with shows on the brink
BY STEPHANIE GASKELL
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 4:00 AM
full article is here
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2007/11/20/2007-11-20_broadway_stalemate_may_kill_holiday_seas-1.html
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A picketing stagehand mans his post on Broadway as the strike enters its third week.
Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon - and shows that were already on the brink may close even sooner.
"It's not good for the city," Mayor Bloomberg said Monday as producers and stagehands remained deadlocked over benefits and work rule changes.
Two days of intense talks over the weekend did nothing to push the sides closer to resolving the 10-day strike that has crippled the Theater District.
And if it continues, the most lucrative time of year for Broadway may be squandered.
Last year, ticket sales brought in $134.4 million from Thanksgiving to Christmas - about 14% of annual ticket sales - with $23 million coming in during Thanksgiving week alone.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#2re: Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon
Posted: 11/20/07 at 9:34am
...as the strike enters its third week.
Third week? Huh??
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#2re: Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:35amsay what now? this is definitely the second week of the strike.
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Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#3re: Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the strike isn't settled soon
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:37amLet's see...Billy starts 4 outraged threads a day, there are now 84 such threads---that's three weeks people!
#4re: Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the str
Posted: 11/20/07 at 10:41ambilly--did you register with wannabeafoster before starting this thread?
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#5re: Broadway is bracing for a $135 million loss in ticket sales if the str
Posted: 11/20/07 at 11:19am
Technically, the strike IS entering its third week.
Sat. 11/10 = week one
Sun. 11/11-17 = week two
Sun. 11/18 = week three
The wording is not intended to mean every day of each week.
Or if they're defining it by 'show weeks', it's still entering its third week.
Updated On: 11/20/07 at 11:19 AM
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