Radio City Nixes Musicians' Return Offer (AP)
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A Radio City Music Hall employee points out the cancellation of Wednesday's performance to Otto Porrazza as he reads a handout announcing the cancellation of the 'Christmas Spectacular' after members of Local 802, the New York Musicians Union, the show's musicians, went on strike a day before the show was set to open for the Christmas season, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, in New York. Wednesday's show was a special rehearsal to which some people had obtained tickets. A spokesperson for Radio City said the show will go on with recorded music. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
AP - Disappointed musicians clutched their instruments outside Radio City Music Hall as thousands of ticketholders streamed past Thursday for the annual "Christmas Spectacular," where recorded holiday music replaced the usual live orchestra in a bitter labor dispute. |
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