Broadway remains dark another week after strike talks break down

“The producers informed Local 1 that what Local 1 had offered was simply not enough,” said a statement issued by the union Sunday night. “The producers then walked out.”

The owners’ intransigence found fresh expression in the wake of the talks after Local 1 agreed to take down its picket line outside the St. James Theatre, where the walkout shut down the holiday musical “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” during its opening week. The show, which has a limited holiday run, is in danger of insolvency if it remains closed by the walkout much longer. Moreover, the union negotiated a separate agreement with the producers, who are not members of the League of American Theaters and Producers, which negotiates for management in the current dispute.