Broadway actors are preparing to leave the stage in a strike that would close more than 30 productions before its high season.
Actors’ Equity, a union representing 900 artists and stage managers on the emblematic theatrical scene of New York, said that a ranging was on cards due to a health care dispute.
He negotiates with the Broadway League, a sales organization representing theater owners, producers and operators. A previous three -year contract expired earlier this week.
The union wants the league to increase its contribution to its health fund, which should fall into a deficit before next May. The rate of contributions has been unchanged for more than a decade.
The president of the actors of the actors, Brooke Shields, said: “Asking our employers to take care of our bodies and to pay their fair share towards our health insurance is not only reasonable and necessary, it is an investment that they should want to make for the long -term success of their businesses.”
She added: “There are no Broadway shows without players and head of the Broadway in good health. And there is not
Healthy actors and stage managers without safe workplaces and stable health insurance. »»
The Broadway League said that he “continued in good faith negotiations” to “reach a fair agreement” which works for “emissions, casts, crews and millions of people around the world who come to live Broadway”.
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If Broadway is the victim of doing an action, he would follow in the footsteps of Hollywood – where writers were released in 2023, reducing a number of large productions – And American video game industry in 2025, with concerns about the use of AI a key pilot.
The actions of the actors have not made a major strike since 1968, when a three -day dispute closed 19 shows. An intervention by the mayor of New York helped the two parties conclude an agreement.