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LudwigPastorius

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1. Squeezing the musicians, meanwhile...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 01:17 AM

Wednesday

Broadway's 2024-2025 season grossed $1.89 billion - the highest on record.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/broadway-box-office-season-1236232069/

You know what? Fuck these producers. Let them try to sing and dance to synthesizers or taped music for a while and see how that goes over.

(Actually, there is a good chance that the actors and stagehands would back the musicians union and not cross picket lines.)

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Squeezing the musicians, meanwhile... LudwigPastorius Wednesday #1

IMO, here's the real issue(s): no_hypocrisy Wednesday #2