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| re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:52 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - theaterisok 03:45 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
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| You put on a Broadway show, you play by Broadway’s rules. That’s why unions exist. |
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| re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation | |
| Posted by: Hair 11:35 am EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - Singapore/Fling 03:52 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
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| And as we all know, the most important point about art and theater is rule following It's why theater exists and why people attend WE LOVE RULES!! |
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| re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation | |
| Posted by: FortPeck 03:51 pm EDT 05/31/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - Hair 11:35 am EDT 05/31/23 | |
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| You've made a similar comment a few times. Maybe you're not understanding that these "rules" aren't just observed out of convention, like "no-white-after-Labor-Day", by Victorian-era schoolmasters with unhealthy fixations. They are contractual provisions that are being enforced by the parties who negotiated them. This is apparently the price of admission for contracting with a Broadway house. If the producers don't like it for artistic reasons (which I am very sympathetic too since it's a karaoke show), or they can't make the math work, they can find a different venue. Or maybe you're being deliberately obtuse cuz that's fun for you. :) It is shocking to me that they are this close to proposed opening and are still working this out... |
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| re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation | |
| Last Edit: lordofspeech 04:36 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 04:34 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - Singapore/Fling 03:52 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
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| I had the impression that there had been so much work done in renovating the theatre for this show already. It seems awfully hard on the producers at this late date. Besides, everyone on Broadway has been operating at a loss for the past couple of years. There doesn’t seem to be much cooperation with getting the show up. Remember those days when people would work for union scale just to keep a show running? (Wasn’t it true of the acting companies for Albee’s ALL OVER and the straight play FROZEN?) Seems to me that Everybody is just wanting pieces of pie before it’s even cooked. |
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| re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 05:32 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - lordofspeech 04:34 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
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| I’m pretty sure all the musicians work for scale, so if that’s the issue, we’ve solved it. | |
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| Posted by: AlanScott 05:46 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - Singapore/Fling 05:32 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
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| I am pretty sure you are right about this. Musicians and I think also ensemble members work for scale, even in the biggest hits. | |
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| re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation | |
| Posted by: JAllenC3 04:45 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
| In reply to: re: NYT now has reporting on the 'Here Lies Love' situation - lordofspeech 04:34 pm EDT 05/30/23 | |
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| Hard on the producers? They knew about the theater's minimums when it was booked. they should have had that baked into their costs from day one. The fact is simple that the union wouldn't care if the musicians didn't play a note as long as they were paid. Clearly it's the producers that don't want to live up to the negotiated minimums for this house. Additionally, no, not everyone has been operating at a loss for the past couple of years. Plenty of shows are turning healthy profits. |
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