EXCLUSIVE: With mediation between Actors’ Equity Association and the Broadway League continuing its second and final scheduled day Thursday, 31 members of Congress, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, have signed a bipartisan letter urging “good faith negotiations” to avoid a strike that could have “significant economic disruption.”

Meanwhile, Zohran Mamdani , the Democratic front-runner for New York City Mayor, is pledging solidarity with Equity and musicians union Local 802 AFM “as they fight for the care every worker deserves.”

The letter from the congressional reps has been sent to Jason Laks, Broadway League president; Brooke Shields, Equity president; Tino Gagliardi, American Federation of Musicians president; and Robert Suttman, Local 802

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