Nov 14, 2007 5:36 pm US/Eastern
Stagehands, Producers To Resume Negotiations
Opposing Sides Release Statement, Talks Scheduled For Saturday
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Broadway stagehands walk a picket line in front of "Les Miserables" at the Broadhurst Theater Nov. 10, 2007, in New York as most theaters are shut down by the workers' strike.
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In a statement released Wednesday afternoon from the League of American Theatres and Producers and Local One, talks have been scheduled between the two sides for Saturday, November 17.
Neither side has released any further comments.
Traffic isn't as congested in midtown as usual this afternoon. The stagehands' strike on Broadway is having a ripple effect throughout the city.
It's Matinee Day on Broadway but where is the traffic? Where are the crowds? The only group activity is the picketing in front of the Lion King and some of the other 26 shows shutdown for five days now by the stagehands strike.
On restaurant row business is off by at least 30 percent on matinee day and the restaurant owners are hurting.
"We're suffering a little bit on matinee day but not that much," said Enrico Dannibale. "We've been here 23 years so people know us."
It's possible to get a table at Lattanzi's at the last minute and also over at Juniors near Schubert Alley. Even the street vendors are lamenting:
"Matinee day is supposed to be one of the busiest days of the week, but it's not going to be that," said street vendor Kevin Braxton. "Nobody is on the ticket lines. It's deserted out here. It's going to be a bad day."
But tourists are a resilient lot - like some Scotts who came up with lots of alternatives when they couldn't take in a Broadway show.
"We're going to Ellis Island. Then we're going to Brooklyn," said Margaret Brechin enthusiastically.
"In France they strike always," added French tourist Cecile Gorget. You come to New York and there is a strike here. "C'est la vie."
The New York City Comptroller estimates the city is losing $2 million a day because of the stagehands strike. Others put the numbers much higher - closer to $17 million a day.
Traffic isn't as congested in midtown as usual this afternoon. The stagehands' strike on Broadway is having a ripple effect throughout the city.It's Matinee Day on Broadway but where is the traffic? Where are the crowds? The only group activity is the picketing in front of the Lion King and some of the other 26 shows shutdown for five days now by the stagehands strike.On restaurant row business is off by at least 30 percent on matinee day and the restaurant owners are hurting."We're suffering a little bit on matinee day but not that much," said Enrico Dannibale. "We've been here 23 years so people know us."It's possible to get a table at Lattanzi's at the last minute and also over at Juniors near Schubert Alley. Even the street vendors are lamenting:"Matinee day is supposed to be one of the busiest days of the week, but it's not going to be that," said street vendor Kevin Braxton. "Nobody is on the ticket lines. It's deserted out here. It's going to be a bad day."But tourists are a resilient lot - like some Scotts who came up with lots of alternatives when they couldn't take in a Broadway show."We're going to Ellis Island. Then we're going to Brooklyn," said Margaret Brechin enthusiastically."In France they strike always," added French tourist Cecile Gorget. You come to New York and there is a strike here. "C'est la vie."The New York City Comptroller estimates the city is losing $2 million a day because of the stagehands strike. Others put the numbers much higher - closer to $17 million a day.
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