Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?

[thtrbear]

Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#1

Posted: 10/23/09 at 6:13pm

I was just wondering today- don't know if it's secret. Thank you.

[Mr Roxy]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#2

Posted: 10/23/09 at 8:13pm

Nothing as prices keep going up with more increasing regularity.

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[BrianS]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#2

Posted: 10/24/09 at 12:26am

It's not a secret. Here's a quick overview of the settlement:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/settlement-ends-19-day-broadway-strike/

If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them. - Ethel Merman

[Eris0303]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#3

Posted: 10/24/09 at 12:28am

I don't recall ticket prices even being part of negotiations. Stagehands don't regulate ticket prices.

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[timote316]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#4

Posted: 10/24/09 at 2:08am

That doesn't matter to Roxy. He just complains about it in every thread possible. Pay him no mind.

[Mr Roxy]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#5

Posted: 10/24/09 at 9:17am

To Timote

I guess no one else "complains" on this board. I liked you better when you were 315

To Eris

Stagehand salaries play a big part in ticket prices going up. As operating costs go up so do ticket prices.

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[Oldschool]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#6

Posted: 10/24/09 at 10:54am

While labor often is a large part of the financial equation, my observation is that producers do a lousy job of reigning in their creative team. This often results in stagehands standing around or making changes because someone in the creative team wanted something different -- didn't communicate it, didn't draw it right on the plans, or simply weren't at the theatre to give adult supervision. Blaming these costs on labor when management is frequently disorganized is passing the buck.

[Mr Roxy]

re: Last Broadway strike- what changes resulted?#7

Posted: 10/24/09 at 11:44am

Both labor & management are to blame. The loser is the theater going public.

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