Business Stagehand Strike Ends; Broadway Back in Business November 29, 2007 • Once the stagehands union strike was settled Wednesday night, the frazzled but happy casts and crews of the 27 shuttered Broadway shows went into high gear to reopen Thursday. Stagehand Strike Ends; Broadway Back in Business Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16747731/16747697" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Stars Ready for Spotlight After 3 Workless Weeks November 29, 2007 • Broadway's stagehands have agreed to return, and the shows will go on. But what about the actors who have not had a complete performance in nearly three weeks? Bob Saget, star of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, talks about what he expects when he hits the stage. Stars Ready for Spotlight After 3 Workless Weeks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16747734/16747698" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Curtain Goes Up on Broadway; TV Airs Reruns November 29, 2007 • The curtain will go up Thursday on most of the Broadway shows that have been closed for 19 days by a stagehands strike. Stagehands and theater producers reached a tentative agreement Wednesday night on the fight, which has kept more than two dozen shows in the dark. Steve Inskeep and Jeff Lunden discuss the end of the stagehands strike on Morning Edition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16730151/16727255" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Economy Broadway Stagehand Strike Ends November 29, 2007 • Broadway stagehands and theater producers reach a tentative agreement to end a strike and almost immediately return to the stage most of the two dozen plays and musicals that have been shut down for more than two weeks. The settlement came after months of negotiations. Steve Inskeep and Jeff Lunden discuss the end of the stagehands strike on Morning Edition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16727276/16727255" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Broadway Shows Threatened by Stagehand Strike November 22, 2007 • The Great White Way remains mostly dark as some 20 shows have shut down because of a strike by Broadway theaters' stagehands. A long strike means some shows could close. Both sides are trying to set up a negotiating session on Sunday. Broadway Shows Threatened by Stagehand Strike Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16549858/16548456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Among Chicago's Theaters, The House Is on Fire November 17, 2007 • The House Theatre of Chicago is a scrappy off-Loop company (that's Chicago-speak for "off-Broadway") specializing in high-energy shows made in small spaces. Some say they're the next Steppenwolf. Noah Adams looks into what the rave reviews are all about. Among Chicago's Theaters, The House Is on Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16380249/16389631" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Holiday Season Adds Pressure to Stagehand Strike November 16, 2007 • It's been nearly a week since the stagehands union strike shut down Broadway. As the lucrative holiday season approaches, the pressure to end the strike mounts. Producers and the union plan to meet at the negotiating table over the weekend. Holiday Season Adds Pressure to Stagehand Strike Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16368974/16369407" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Broadway Fans Find Alternative Amusements November 16, 2007 • More than two dozen Broadway theaters have been dark since the stagehands went on strike a week ago. But Broadway fans still find entertainment opportunities in other amusements in the New York theater district. Broadway Fans Find Alternative Amusements Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16349348/16348488" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Q&A: The Backstage Story on the Broadway Strike November 14, 2007 • Broadway's stagehands went on strike Nov. 10. The pickets shut down 27 Broadway shows, from the long-running Les Miserables to the still-in-previews The Farnsworth Invention. Here's an explainer about why the show's not going on.
Music News Opera Pays Tribute to Mothers of the Disappeared November 13, 2007 • Several decades after Argentina's Dirty War, Oscar-award winning Luis Bacalov's opera The Mother Was There traces the experiences of mothers searching for their children who vanished during the war. Opera Pays Tribute to Mothers of the Disappeared Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16221023/16243699" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Off-Broadway Shows Buoyed by Stagehand Strike November 13, 2007 • Off-Broadway shows had a great weekend as Broadway went dark because of striking stagehands. Tourists and regular theatergoers found their way to off-Broadway theaters, packing those smaller houses. Off-Broadway Shows Buoyed by Stagehand Strike Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16245017/16243369" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Axis of Evil Comics Out to Conquer Middle East November 12, 2007 • A troupe of American comedians with Mideast roots will be taking their act to Dubai, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. Comic Ahmed Ahmed discusses the tour and his quest to recruit another comic. Axis of Evil Comics Out to Conquer Middle East Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16218210/16219033" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Talks Stall as Broadway Strike Presses into Day 3 November 12, 2007 • The stagehands' strike on Broadway shut down more than two dozen shows over the weekend. Producers say the union forces them to hire people who do little or no work at wages that can hover around $100,000 a year. Union representatives say they are willing to offer some concessions. Talks Stall as Broadway Strike Presses into Day 3 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16211944/16210519" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Stagehand Strike Shuts Down Broadway Shows November 11, 2007 • More than two dozen shows on Broadway went dark Saturday, as stagehands — who have been engaged in a bitter contract dispute with producers — went on strike. No new negotiations have been scheduled. Stagehand Strike Shuts Down Broadway Shows Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16196976/16196952" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Broadway Stagehands Go on Strike November 10, 2007 • Stagehands are carrying picket signs instead of raising the curtain on Broadway performances this weekend. The stage crews have been working without a contract for months, and have been threatening to strike. The first show affected was the musical Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Broadway Stagehands Go on Strike Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16189141/16189133" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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