Agreement reached to avert Broadway actors' strike, union

Broadway actors have reached a tentative agreement to avert a strike that would shut down 32 stage productions as theater attendance approaches its peak season.



Actors' Equity, a union that represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers, said it reached a tentative, three-year agreement with The Broadway League, the trade association that represents theater owners, producers and operators.



However, the producers have yet to reach an agreement with the American Federation of Musicians Local 802, which represents Broadway's musicians, so a strike by that union is still possible.



The actors union said it would put its full support behind the musicians union as it works to reach an agreement.



The agreement for the contract has been sent to members for ratification, according to the union. The previous three-year contract ended on September 28.