Broadway is bringing ‘Wicked’ back with an added Sunday benefit show; 19-day strike comes to end

The 19-day stagehand strike that kept Broadway musicals at a standstill is officially over and as theater goers rejoice, so does the cast and crew of the smash hit production “Wicked” – so much, that the musical decided to hold a special Sunday benefit performance with all proceeds donated to The Actors Fund, a national non-profit organization providing support for the entertainment industry, according to an article published Thursday, Nov. 29 at BroadwayWorld.com.

The benefit show is part of an 80-year-old annual Broadway tradition in which most acting companies adjust their schedules to offer a night when cast and crew donate their time and talent – without pay – and all profits go to The Actors Fund. In order to make these special performances happen, the unions, producers, theatre operators and members of the Actors’ Equity Association, Associated Musicians of Greater New York – Local 802 AFM, Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers, Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and the United Scenic Artist Union.

Gershwin Theater, the Broadway venue at which “Wicked” has been running for the past four years, has the largest seating capacity of any Broadway Theater besides the New York State Theatre and the City Center and was designed to accommodate lavish musicals and showcase personal and dance company appearances.
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