Hollywood’s writers’ strike has disrupted plans for Broadway’s biggest night. On Friday, the Tony Awards Management Committee and CBS canceled plans for a live awards show on June 11.
On Friday, the Tony Awards Management Committee and CBS canceled plans for a live awards show on June 11, according to a person close to the situation who was not authorized to comment. The decision was made after the Writers Guild of America denied a request for a waiver that would have allowed the show’s producers to stage a live show without striking writers protesting outside the Tony Awards’ venue in New York City.
Theater workers belong to different unions, but the longtime broadcast home of the Tony Awards — CBS — is part of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which is the group that the WGA is striking against.WGA officials were not immediately available for comment.
The decision to cancel the live show comes as many productions are still struggling to regain their footing after the COVID-19 pandemic closed Broadway for 18 months.
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