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IATSE vs Bloomberg News’ (and others) bias.
A recent article in Bloomberg.com revealed that the top 5 IATSE stagehands at Carnegie Hall made an average of $430,543, with the Prop Master earning $530,044. These are high amounts to pretty much anyone. What is not mentioned in the original article is the fact that... »
Passings
The entertainment world lost some friends this past week. Ric Wagner, co-founder of Concerts in the Country, and other Maryland artistic endeavors, drowned while trying to rescue his son from the Atlantic Ocean September 21st. His son survived. Producer and artist manager Greg Ladanyi, died September 29th from sustaining a severe head trauma while on tour... »
Around the theatre web for August 8th, 2009
IATSE Local 482 has filed a grievance against the University of Illinois protesting U of I’s hiring of a non-union, out-of-state company to install hoist systems in the university’s Assembly Hall. Local 482 members have been picketing Assembly Hall for the last two weeks, claiming this violates their contract with the university. IATSE has... »
Storm causes stage to collapse in Canada, 1 dead, 60+ injured
A fast moving powerful storm sent Big Valley Jamboree attendees scrambling for cover just moments before collapsing the stage yesterday. The Jamboree, located about an hour outside of Edmonton, Alberta, was filled with thousands of people when the storm hit around 6:00pm Saturday. Above: the stage after the collapse. Click here to see the stage... »
Hudson & Gaines
