Thanks to Carlberg in Colima, the entertainment crossroads of the world, I now hear, sitting about 3 or 4 blocks from most of the theaters involved, that the strike is settled. Not terribly HR, but it is always interesting to note how this list enables us to stay inter-connected in unexpected ways.
I've never had much firsthand personal experience (make that nearly zero) with the Broadway pit scene, but I certainly count many of the denizens of the deep among my lifelong friends and, besides that, my 8-year-old daughter was given tickets to Lion King for next week's matinee and I wasn't looking forward to explaining why it was cancelled or else why neither mommy or daddy (both 802 members) wouldn't be able to accompany her across picket lines if the plan to deploy phantom virtual orchestras had not been taken care of by the actors and stagehands walking too. Thank goodness both for labor solidarity and eventual sanity on both sides of the table. I am sure that the producers will eventually kill off live music on Broadway, but this delays it somewhat. Things are already so amplified on stage and in the pit, it probably wouldn't be noticed if "orchestras" were reduced to a handful of "players" and "synthesizers", but I get off on another thread here. Peter Hirsch >date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 09:19:07 -0600 >from: Carlberg Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >subject: [Hornlist] Broadway Strike Ends > >The dispute between Broadway musicians and producers was settled this >morning after an all-night negotiating session at Gracie Mansion called by >the mayor and run by a mediator. > >http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/nyregion/11CND-STRIKE.html (free >registration required) > >Carlberg Jones >Colima, Col., Mexico >Tel. 001-52-312-330-3531 _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
