Cast and Crew on Five B’way Shows to Take Pay Cut

A deal initially proposed by Broadway stagehands to help stem the tide of nearly $6 million in revenue losses since the September 11 attack has led to a 25% pay cut among the cast and crew of five musicals on the Great White Way. Citing what the unions termed “economic chaos,” the deal, first proposed by IATSE and later ratified by Actors’ Equity and Local 802, will last for the next four weeks beginning Monday, September 24.