Actors, stage managers and musicians could be on the verge of shutting down Broadway. The groups are negotiating their contracts with the Broadway League, which represents producers and theater owners. If they vote to strike, this would be the first Broadway strike since 2007 and could affect virtually every show on the Great White Way.

Why are the workers considering a strike?

Broadway’s two major labor unions are “simultaneously in negotiations for new contracts with the industry’s commercial producers,” also called the Broadway League, said The New York Times . The Actors’ Equity Association, which represents actors and stage managers, and the American Federation of Musicians Local 802, which represents musicians, “want a greater share of the revenue generated on Broadway ($1.

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