New York City Theater

'GRINCH' PRODUCERS RESPOND TO RECENT ACTIONS

(New York, NY) November 19, 2007 - Last night, Local One NYC Stagehands lifted the strike on Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical allowing its members to go back to work on the show. For the past 10 days, the producers of The Grinch have stood on the sidelines and have been unfortunately been caught in the cross fire of the labor dispute. Although the strike has been lifted, Jujamcyn, the St. James theatre owners, has implemented a lock-out.



The Grinch Executive Producer, James Sanna, says "We appreciate that Local One has recognized our pre-existing agreement and has lifted the strike on The Grinch in spite of their differences with the League. We are going to court tomorrow to seek an injunction to require Jujamcyn to open the doors to families and children planning on coming to the theatre this week. We need someone who believes in the spirit of Christmas to enable the show to re-open for the holidays."



The Producers of The Grinch have a special agreement, which was co-signed by both the Theatre and Local One and was crafted to contemplate the unique performance schedule that enables The Grinch to perform 12+ shows per week. The show is not affected by any of the discussions currently taking place with The League of American Theatres and Producers and Local one and there are no specific issues in dispute which would prevent The Grinch from continuing this engagement. The Grinch is the only show on Broadway that has a separate agreement with Local One and is not currently running. There are 8 other Broadway shows and The Grinch should be one of them.



James J. Claffey Jr., Local One President states "Because of the unique nature of this limited engagement, particularly its inability to extend beyonf the holiday season, Local One supports The Grinch in it efforts to open its doors to families. Our members are ready and willing to go back to work at the St. James Theatre."



Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical will resume its previously published schedule as as possible.