OCT. 21, 2025: AFM Local 802, the union representing Broadway musicians, has released the following statement from Local 802 President Bob Suttmann:
“The Broadway musicians represented by Local 802 AFM are going into mediation on Wednesday, Oct. 22. If we do not have a new contract by Thursday morning, we are prepared to strike immediately. We are hopeful that we can reach an agreement.”
Broadway musicians have been working without a contract since Aug. 31, 2025.
A potential strike would affect the following Broadway shows. (Theatre names in parentheses).
& Juliet (Sondheim)
Aladdin (New Amsterdam)
Beetlejuice (Palace)
Book of Mormon (O’Neil)
Buena Vista (Schoenfeld)
Chess (Imperial)
Chicago (Ambassador)
Death Becomes Her (Lunt Fontanne)
Gatsby (Broadway)
Hadestown (Kerr)
Hamilton (Rogers)
Hells Kitchen (Shubert)
Just in Time (Circle in the Square)
Lion King (Minskoff)
Mamma Mia (Wintergarden)
Maybe Happy Ending (Belasco)
Mincemeat (Golden)
MJ (Neil Simon)
Moulin Rouge (Hirshfeld)
Outsiders (Jacob’s)
Queen of Versailles (St. James)
Six (Atkinson)
Wicked (Gershwin)
Local 802 represents thousands of highly skilled musicians who drive New York City’s thriving cultural and tourism economy. Its members perform on Broadway, at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and Radio City, in recording studios, as teaching artists, on late-night TV shows and in other televised bands, and in hotels, clubs, festivals and venues across NYC. The musicians of Local 802 strive to advocate for the common interests of all musicians by organizing a community that dignifies our labor, celebrates our art, and honors the vital role music and culture plays in the economic, cultural and social life of our communities. The union’s ultimate goal is to strengthen our city’s artistic environment and cultural fabric, working every day to champion live music in our communities, advocate for fair wages and the treatment of musicians, and promote policies that allow musicians to afford to live, work and raise a family in New York City.
