DOOM AND GLOOM PLAYS OUT ON BROADWAY

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a worst-case scenario that became a reality. As the Broadway stagehands strike enters its third week Saturday, there doesn't seem to be any way out of the thorny, seemingly intractable dispute that has shut down more than two dozen plays and musicals since Nov. 10.

Losses because of canceled performances are in the millions and climbing each day - a disaster not only for producers and theater owners, but for everyone employed in the theater and for those whose businesses depend on curtains going up.