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The Show Must Go On in Spite of Broadway Strike

The Show Must Go On in Spite of Broadway Strike - Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 4:54PM EST

Reported by: Laurie Monteforte
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007 @04:54pm EST

TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY - The curtains may be closed on Broadway but the show must go on for businesses who sell theater tickets and trips.

Melanie Samoy-Lutz owns One Stop Travel in Tannersville. She said the big apple stagehand strike has taken a big bite out of her holiday ticket sales. "Whether they book a bus trip with us or individual tickets, it's a big part of our businesses," she explained.

One Stop Travel has had to refund about two dozen ticket orders since the strike started just over two weeks ago. But just because people get their money back doesn't mean they're happy. Some of Melanie's clients wait months to get tickets. "It's 'Les Miserables' this is a miserable situation," she said.

Melanie is even having trouble selling tickets for shows that are months away. Before the strike she got calls almost every day for her trip to see "Jersey Boys" in March. "But then all of a sudden the strike hit and we haven't been getting anything," she said.

The strike isn't just impacting Melanie as a business owner, it's also impacting her as a theater lover. She has tickets to see "The Little Mermaid" Friday.

"I'm actually previewing it and hoping that I can get a bus trip together in May. If it doesn't go on Friday I have to make new plans obviously and it's disappointing," Melanie said.

She hopes the picketers clear the Great White Way soon so she can earn some green in time for the holidays.

There's no word yet on when that stage hand strike might end.

 


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