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Actors' union, theater producers reach agreement

Published: Jul 02, 2008

The actors' union and Broadway theater producers have reached a tentative agreement for a new, 39-month contract that covers Broadway shows and touring productions.

Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League, which represents both producers and theater owners, had been negotiating past the deadline of midnight Sunday, when the last contract expired.

The contract agreement Wednesday averts the possibility of a strike. Stagehands walked off the job in November, shutting down more than two dozen Broadway shows for 19 days and costing producers and the city millions of dollars in lost revenue. More

Jul 02, 2008

• Actors' union, theater producers reach agreement

The actors' union and Broadway theater producers have reached a tentative agreement for a new 39-month contract that covers Broadway shows and touring productions.

Jul 02, 2008

• Milan opera house workers threaten strike

Workers at La Scala opera house in Milan are threatening to stage a strike next week that would cancel the first three performances of "La Boheme."

Jul 01, 2008

• `The Fly' opera is buzz of Paris season

Be afraid, be very afraid: David Cronenberg's 1986 horror flick, "The Fly," has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It's now an opera.

Jul 01, 2008

• Bayreuth's Wagner festival will offer opera online

Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price - $77.

Jun 30, 2008

• Heppner trying on Siegfried in Aix-en-Provence

When tenor Ben Heppner wanted to try the grueling role of Tristan for the first time back in 1997, he chose a spot that he described as "off the beaten path."

Jun 30, 2008

• Talks continue between actors' union and producers

Although the deadline has passed, negotiations on a new contract between the actors' union and Broadway theater producers are continuing, both sides said Monday.

Jun 25, 2008

• Kate Mulgrew joins the cast of Broadway's `Equus'

From "Star Trek: Voyager" to "Equus." Kate Mulgrew is joining "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths in the revival of Peter Shaffer's "Equus," which opens Sept. 25 on Broadway.

Jun 22, 2008

• Review: Dessay shines as 'Lucia' in San Francisco

They call it "Summer Madness." OK, it's just an advertising slogan that loosely ties together the three works currently in repertory for the San Francisco Opera's June season. But the title character of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" offers more than enough insanity to go around, especially as portrayed by the dynamic French soprano Natalie Dessay.

Jun 22, 2008

• Minneapolis' Tony-winning Jeune Lune to close

A Tony Award-winning Twin Cities theater is closing and will be sold to repay a $1 million debt.

Jun 20, 2008

• Handel with care: Zurich 'Rinaldo' set in airport

The new jet-set production of Handel's "Rinaldo" at the Zurich Opera left a large segment of the audience pretty much dumbfounded.