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Talks to End Strike Flop on Broadway

Shows canceled through Thanksgiving; both sides glum

(Newser) - The lights of the Great White Way remain dark after talks to end the nine-day strike by Broadway stagehands broke off last night when producers abruptly walked out of negotiations. The 27 shows affected by the strike are now canceled through Nov. 25, costing Broadway the lucrative Thanksgiving weekend, the...

Broadway Stagehands, Producers Plan Talks

Stagehands, producers agree to meet this weekend

(Newser) - The stagehands striking on Broadway will resume talks with theater producers this weekend, the New York Times reports. The two sides were tight-lipped about whether the meeting would end the five-day strike, which has closed 27 shows on the Great White Way. But Michael Bloomberg called the negotiations “a...

B'way Strike Price: $17M a Day
B'way Strike Price: $17M a Day
Nov 13, 2007 8:09 AM CST

B'way Strike Price: $17M a Day

With no talks scheduled, hotels, restaurants feeling the pain, worrying about tourists

(Newser) - The strike by theater stagehands is taking a big toll on Broadway’s $5-billion-a-year business, the Wall Street Journal reports. With restaurants, hotels, and bars feeling the pain as theatergoers stay away, officials estimate that the city that never sleeps is losing up to $17 million a day. No talks...

You'll See the Lights Go Out on Broadway

Stagehands begin strike, shut down most shows

(Newser) - Most Broadway shows will be closed today as stagehands begin a strike over new work rules. The move comes after three months of negotiations, reports Reuters, and only off-Broadway shows and a few large productions with their own contracts are spared. Theater officials predict the strike will last only a...

Young Frank 's a Broadway Flub
Young Frank's a Broadway Flub
Nov 9, 2007 7:46 PM CST

Young Frank's a Broadway Flub

Mel Brooks' Producers follow-up wears his jokes thin, critics say

(Newser) - Mel Brooks wowed 42nd Street with his musical debut The Producers, but follow-up Young Frankenstein fell flat at last night's opening, says Time's Richard Zoglin. Without Brooks' freshman hit, Young Frank might be “reasonably entertaining”; instead it demands comparison and ends up mere “shtick." Its brilliant film...

Wizard Hits Broadway in the Buff
Wizard Hits Broadway in the Buff
Nov 5, 2007 7:44 PM CST

Wizard Hits Broadway in the Buff

Radcliffe: 'Broadway is a big, big thing'

(Newser) - Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will hit the Great White Way when Equus opens in New York next year. Radcliffe appeared in the 8-week London run of Peter Schaffer's play this year, garnering attention for showing his wand and quaffles in a nude scene. "I'm obviously nervous but I'm...

Robert Goulet Dies at 73
Robert Goulet Dies at 73
Oct 31, 2007 3:39 AM CDT

Robert Goulet Dies at 73

Acclaimed crooner was awaiting a lung transplant

(Newser) - Robert Goulet, whose deep baritone and matinee-idol looks propelled him to fame in the 1960s, died yesterday while waiting for a lung transplant. Goulet, 73, became a star almost overnight when he debuted as Lancelot in the Broadway production of Camelot, the LA Times reports, and  went on to a...

Singer Robert Goulet Awaits Lung Transplant

Life 'hanging on the edge, but he's strong,' says wife

(Newser) - Critically ill singer Robert Goulet is sedated and on a respirator awaiting a lung transplant at a Los Angeles hospital, his wife said yesterday. A suitable donor has yet to be found, and a hospital committee has not yet determined that Goulet, 73, would make a good transplant candidate. He...

When Stars Fall, Broadway Sends 'Em Off in Style

Dedicated obit-readers trek to star-studded memorial tributes

(Newser) - In contrast to Hollywood, Broadway lavishes star-studded spectaculars on its deceased, and a cadre of loyal Broadway-lovers (many elderly) scan the obits and flock to the free tributes, reports the Wall Street Journal. Recent winners include tributes to Jerry Orbach ("Everybody from 'Law & Order' came") and Kitty...

'Beauty and the Beast' Takes Last Bow on Broadway

Belle waves adieu; Ariel to wave hello

(Newser) - The final curtain falls on Beauty and the Beast today after more than 5,000 performances and 13 years on Broadway. The show that started the Disney-on-Broadway rage will exit the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to make room for a stage adaptation of another kiddie staple, The Little Mermaid, the AP reports.

Period Pieces Coast Through Tony Awards

Spring Awakening , Coast of Utopia make history at theater honors

(Newser) - The Coast of Utopia, Tom Stoppard’s marathon glance back at 19th-century Russia, became czar of the Tonys at last night's 61st annual ceremony in New York. The $7-million, 8-hour epic claimed more statuettes than any drama in history—including honors for best play and director—in a year when...

On Broadway, It Looks Like 'Spring'
On Broadway, It Looks Like 'Spring'
May 15, 2007 12:27 PM CDT

On Broadway, It Looks Like 'Spring'

Would-be best musical leads the pack with 11 Tony Award nominations

(Newser) - The rock musical Spring Awakening scored 11 Tony Award nominations today, including best musical, best book, and best original score for Steven Sater and pop musician Duncan Sheik. Tom Stoppard's 9-hour trilogy The Coast of Utopia (a best play competitor) and the musical Grey Gardens scored 10 nods apiece. The...

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