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. |
