Actors Strike Would Mean High Broadway Attrition

Broadway producers are anxious about the possibility of an actors strike this summer. Many show would close. How many? “Almost a third of the shows running right now probably would cut their losses in the event of a strike and close. That’s partly because of timing. The musicians’ strike occurred in March, so Broadway had plenty of time rebound during the robust spring run-up to the Tony Awards. But the summer is a lot dicier.”