Striking members of WGA say they won't picket Tony Awards in June

Sources say the Tony Awards are changing this year's show to conform with specific requests from the WGA, so writers will not be on strike at the show.

Striking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next month's Tony Awards telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door for some sort of Broadway razzle-dazzle on TV.

But the guild gave some hope that some sort of Tony show might go on, saying organizers "are altering this year's show to conform with specific requests from the WGA, and therefore the WGA will not be picketing the show." What is being altered was not clear, but it may be to allow a non-scripted version of the Tonys to go on.

The union - representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms - has been on strike since May 2, primarily over royalties from streaming media. While the guild doesn't represent Broadway writers, it does represent writers who work on the Tonys telecast.

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