Broadway musicians threatened Tuesday to strike beginning Thursday morning absent a new contract, potentially shuttering nearly two dozen musicals, with the additional prospect of more closures of plays if actors and stage managers also decide to strike.

The musicians’ threat "to strike immediately," by 1,600 workers represented by American Federation of Musicians Local 802, comes as mediation begins Wednesday between that union and commercial producers and theaters, represented by The Broadway League, according to a union news release.

The affected musicals are “& Juliet, "Aladdin," "Beetlejuice," "The Book of Mormon," "Buena Vista Social Club," "Chess," "Chicago," "Death Becomes Her," "The Great Gatsby," "Hadestown, "Hamilton," "Hell’s Kitchen," "Just in Time," "The Lion King," "Mamma

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