Broadway actors prepare to strike, union says
Actors' Equity seeks higher healthcare contributions to prevent a projected deficit, risking shutdown of over 30 Broadway productions involving 900 union members.
- Broadway actors are preparing to go on strike due to a dispute over healthcare contributions from their employers.
- The union representing 900 actors and stage managers wants the league to increase contributions to their healthcare fund, which is expected to run into deficit soon.
- A potential strike would shutter more than 30 Broadway productions during the peak theatre season in New York.
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Broadway actors prepare to strike for the first time since 1968
Broadway actors may soon go on strike if the demands of a major union, Actors' Equity, are not met at the negotiating table with producers. The strike would be the first of its kind in 57 years, and it is poised to shut down 32 stage productions.Over 1,000 Broadway actors signed a letter in solidarity with the union. Some of the signees include Brooke Shields (Actors' Equity president), Darren Criss, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Helen J Shen (Maybe…
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