| Talks between Broadway stagehands and producers break down; Thanksgiving performances canceled
Negotiations broke down Sunday after a weekend of marathon meetings between Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers. "We are profoundly disappointed to have to tell you that talks broke off tonight, and that no further negotiations are scheduled," Charlotte St. Martin, the league's executive director, said in a statement. "Out of respect for our public and our loyal theatergoers, many of whom are traveling from around the world, we regret that we must cancel performances through Sunday Nov. 25," she added. Bruce Cohen, a spokesman for Local 1, the stagehands' union, said that before the talks broke off, the producers informed the union that what the local had "offered was simply not enough." The union declined further comment. The canceled performances of 27 plays and musicals during what is traditionally one of Broadway's best weeks represent millions of dollars of lost income.
Theater fans discover Off Broadway during strike
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Phantom of the Opera," "Mamma Mia!" and "Legally Blonde" may be off the menu as a strike by Broadway stagehands enters its 12th day. So how about "Crime and Punishment"? Talks between striking stagehands and theater owners and producers broke down on Sunday, and no new negotiations are scheduled, ensuring that some 25 productions will remain dark. In the meantime, visitors to New York have been venturing into the less familiar territory known as Off Broadway. "We have definitely seen a boost in ticket sales since the strike began," said Kelly Davis, a spokeswoman for the 59E59 theater, where a 90-minute adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel has been playing to packed houses. .
Birdland Jazz Club Annouces December 2007 Schedule
STACEY KENT, ROY HAYNES, FREDDY COLE, JAZZ NATIVITY, GEORGE COLEMAN, NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION, CHICO O'FARRILL'S AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, CAST PARTY, & MORE! Birdland (315 West 44th Street - between 8th & 9th Aves.) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of December. A detailed schedule follows: *Stacey Kent With a voice to chase the blues away with a buoyant swing, (New York Times) and a smile that could give you hope in February and sings like nobody's business, (Wall Street Journal) Ms. Kent returns to Birdland to celebrate her latest release, Breakfast on the Morning Tram. Tuesday-Sunday, November 27-December 2 @ 8:30 & 11pm ($40 General Admission, $50 Orchestra) *The Broadway Boys Producer Jesse Nager created the Broadway Boys in order to create a new sound for theater and non-theater audiences alike.
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