Broadway has a labor issue

It seems like no one on Broadway is happy.

Actors are buckling under the weight of the eight-show week, producers aren’t making their money back, and audiences are getting tired of paying astronomical ticket prices to see celebrities on stage. Is Broadway in danger of taking its final bow? To find out, Brittany is joined by Broadway sensitivity specialist Ann James, and entertainment lawyer and business journalist Marc Hershberg.

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