Possible Musician Strike Could Bring The Curtain Down On Broadway, Union Says
Broadway musicians voted 98% to authorize a strike demanding fair wages, stable health coverage, and job security amid stalled contract talks with the Broadway League.
- Musicians from the American Federation of Musicians Local 802 voted to authorize a strike, with 98% in favor, amid ongoing contract negotiations with the Broadway League.
- The union has been without a contract since August 31, 2025, and demands better wages, healthcare coverage, and job security.
- A strike could disrupt many Broadway shows, as the Actors' Equity Association also voted for strike action amid stalled negotiations.
- Both unions continue negotiations, with a scheduled bargaining session on October 17.
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Broadway faces possible shutdown as musicians, performers threaten strike
The lights on Broadway could soon go dark — at least temporarily — if contract negotiations between the Broadway League and unions representing musicians, actors and stage managers continue to falter.


Broadway musicians vote to authorize strike, following Actors’ Equity
The Great White Way will surely go dark if a deal isn’t struck between Broadway producers and another one of its most important labor unions. American Federation of Musicians Local 802, the union that represents 1,200 musicians on Broadway, announced on Monday that its members voted to authorize a strike amid ongoing negotiations with the Broadway League for a new standard contract. The group is the latest group of live New York City-based theat…
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