# Broadway's on strike!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 9, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993 "2003-03-09T00:12:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993/21 "2003-03-10T22:26:23Z")

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I’m going to New York this week. I had tickets to see “The Lion King” Thursday night and “42nd Street” Saturday night. This will be the first time I’ve ever been to New York, and the only time I’ll be able to go for years.

Cry for me, dammit! 😉

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**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993/22 "2003-03-11T02:27:47Z")

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Wow. I bet that’s one well-choreographed picket line!

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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993/23 "2003-03-11T12:24:10Z")

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Maybe they could busk while picketing, for laughs…

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**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993/24 "2003-03-11T16:12:11Z")

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The NY Times is reporting the strike over.

> **[THE THEATER WALKOUT: OVERVIEW; MAYOR INTERVENES IN THEATER STRIKE (Published...](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/us/the-theater-walkout-overview-mayor-intervenes-in-theater-strike.html)**
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> New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg intervenes in strike by Broadway theater musicians; summons labor and management representatives to Gracie Mansion for round-the-clock negotiations, and appoints former schools chancellor Frank J Macchiarola as...

(may require free registration)

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadways-on-strike/159993/25 "2003-03-11T17:46:59Z")

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[Hooray!](http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/03/11/broadway.strike/)

My link is to [CNN.com](http://CNN.com); no registration required. The two sides agreed on 18-19 musician minimums.

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