| Judge orders Broadway 'Grinch' to reopen
All the Whos down in Whoville will have holiday work this year after a Manhattan judge ordered the Broadway production of "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" to reopen despite the ongoing stagehands strike. "I'm going to grant the injunction" against the lockout, state Supreme Court Justice Helen Freedman said Wednesday. "I think one Grinch in town in enough." Her ruling came a day after she heard arguments from producers of the show and owners of the theater housing the $6 million production. Producers, citing a special contract between the show and Jujamcyn Theaters, wanted the show to go on. The theater owners plan to appeal Freedman's decision. But unless they prevail, the "Grinch" will return with an 11 a.m. show Friday, said John Kuster, attorney for the producers.
Broadway-Aimed Tale of Two Cities Ends Florida Run
The guillotine of the Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of the musical A Tale of Two Cities will be packed up and stored Nov. 18, after the final performance in Sarasota, FL. The Broadway-aimed musical by Jill Santoriello that draws on the famous 1859 novel by Charles Dickens, played a sold-out run in the regional tryout at Asolo Repertory Theatre's 500-seat Mertz Theatre. Standing-room tickets were sold for the hot engagement. Previews for the tryout began Oct. 13 as a production by the not-for-profit Asolo, in partnership with the commercial producers. The producers hope for a Broadway bow in spring 2008, but no date has been announced. The show had two opening nights � each followed by a novel-themed afterglow � Oct. 26-27 in Florida. The Oct. 26 performance/gala was London-themed; the Oct.
Striking Broadway stagehands and producers set to resume talks on Saturday
NEW YORK - Facing the lucrative U.S. Thanksgiving holiday week, striking Broadway stagehands and theatre producers go back to the bargaining table Saturday in an effort to settle their protracted labour dispute that has shut down more than two dozen plays and musicals. .
Day 7: Strike Goes On as Theatre Community Awaits New Round of Negotiations
As the strike initiated by Local One, the stagehands union, concludes its first week Nov. 16, all in the theatre industry are hoping that the negotiations between the League of American Theatres and Producers and the union, scheduled to begin anew Nov. 17, will bring a quick end to this chapter in Broadway history. Although the League and the union are scheduled to return to the bargaining table Saturday morning, the League has already announced that the 27 Broadway shows affected by the strike have canceled both Saturday and Sunday performances. The soonest all of Broadway could be up and running is early next week (most shows are dark Monday), and that will only happen should the two sides either reach a tentative agreement this weekend or agree to allow the shows to go on during further negotiations.
'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' won't reopen during Broadway strike
The limited holiday engagement of "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" won't reopen until the lengthening labor dispute between Broadway stagehands and theater producers is settled, James Sanna, the show's producer, said Monday. "It's not like there's an option to rebook the show," Sanna said, adding that the musical "is losing a significant amount of money." Sanna had wanted to resume Tuesday, the start of the lucrative Thanksgiving holiday when "Grinch" was to play 15 performances — almost twice the usual number of weekly performances for Broadway shows. The producer said an agreement for "Grinch" was reached over the summer and signed by both the League of American Theatres and Producers and Local 1, the stagehands union, and the current contract wrangle does not involve his production.
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