Broadway musicians reach tentative labour deal, averting a strike Broadway Musicians Reach Tentative Labour Deal, Averting a Strike New York City, October 2025 — Broadway’s orchestra pits will remain filled with music after the union representing the city’s professional musicians reached a tentative labour agreement with commercial theatre producers, averting a potentially devastating strike that threatened to silence the Great White Way. The Heartbeat of Broadway Music has always been the beating heart of Broadway. From the soaring overtures of The Phantom of the Opera to the jazzy rhythms of Chicago , live orchestras bring life and emotion to the stage. The idea that the music might stop—literally—sent shivers through the theatre community and beyond. The American Federation of Musicians Local 802, which represents around 1,200 Broadway players, announced that an agreement had been reached just hours before a strike deadline. The deal cam...
