November 19, 2007
'Grinch' might return to Broadway during strike
 "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" will get to resume Broadway performances despite the strike, NY1 is reporting on air, but there's no official confirmation yet.
Tickets for the 'Grinch' can be purchased online through Telecharge, ranging from $199.50 for premium seats to $25 for the back of the balcony.
However, if you call Telecharge, it's a different story. "We don't have any official word at this time. You'll have to call back," one operator said.
Playbill, which says a meeting is underway to determine the show's fate, spells out the situation this way:
The reason Grinch may be able to reopen is the production negotiated its own contract with Local One, the stagehands union, prior to the strike because the musical offers 12 or so performances a week, different from the eight performance schedule most other shows offer.
While the League's contract with the stagehands expired in July, Grinch began negotiating its own contract with the stagehands in the spring, came to an agreement Aug. 30, and executed it a few weeks later, Grinch general manager David Waggett recently told Playbill.com. Therefore, he says, "Our point of view is that our contract is, in fact, still in effect," but the stagehands still decided to include the show in its strike. The websites for the stagehands union, the producers league and the official site for 'Grinch' do not yet address the possibility of an exemption for the show.
The "Grinch" had been scheduled to play through January 6 at the St. James Theatre, located 246 W. 44th St., map.
Eight other shows have separate contracts with the stagehands union and are exempt from the strike: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," "Cymbeline," "Mary Poppins," "Mauritius," "Pygmalion," "The Ritz," "Xanadu," and "Young Frankenstein." All of Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway is open. Other shows not shut down by the strike include "Radio City Christmas Spectacular," Cirque du Soleil's "Wintuk," and all performances at the Met Opera, New York City Opera, New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall.
November 19, 2007 11:13 AM in Broadway, Kids
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