A new labor battle opens on Broadway as omicron closes shows
Broadway producer Kevin McCollum has suspended the musical "Mrs. Doubtfire" without any agreement among unions representing theater artists.
If some shows can't go on under these conditions, how Broadway producers are choosing to close is creating a new labor controversy involving artists already among the hardest-hit by the pandemic. The decrease in box office sales and increase in ticket cancellations was particularly concerning to McCollum as the holiday season is the most profitable, bolstering Broadway productions through the slower winter months. Family-oriented musicals, such as "Mrs.
The union claims the producers of "Mrs. Doubtfire" intentionally chose to close the production to hide their finances. "Our Broadway contract does allow a show to go on hiatus in a way that protects everyone's jobs and gives audiences the promise that the show will return. But some producers choose not to follow this route so they can hide their finances from us.
"Even though it might completely comport with that specific article in our contract, it was never contemplated that it would be used in this way. And I don't believe that any producer, up until now, has actually put it out in the public realm as 'this is just a hiatus,'" she said.
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