| At the scheduled start-up time roadies and stagehands were frantically darting about the stage carrying rolls of cable and other light and sound equipment. |
| Bectu said last week that performances would be halted if the technicians, electricians, stagehands, costume and wardrobe staff strike. |
| With the support of the stagehands and actors, who refused to cross the picket lines, the walkout closed down 18 Broadway musicals. |
| In fact, it looked as if the stagehands had gone off to lunch and had forgotten to come back and clean up the stage. |
| In the dance world, compensation for orchestra musicians and stagehands often takes priority over the budgeted dancers' salaries. |
| The agreement ended a four-day walkout by the Great White Way's musicians, supported by actors and stagehands, that had cost millions of dollars. |
