Because of the Broadway stagehands strike, Duran Duran was forced to cancel its show at the Barrymore Theater on Saturday night and move its shows for tonight and tomorrow to Roseland Ballroom. That's complicated enough, but even more problematic is that the band's stage sets and other equipment are still in the theater and can't be removed without crossing the picket lines, so they have been scrambling to come up with something else.
“We know that some people have traveled miles (if not continents) to see us on Broadway and hope that those that were coming on Saturday are going to be able to stick around and come either Monday or Tuesday night," bassist John Taylor said in a statement. "The show will be the same show that we have been playing on Broadway for the past ten days - and although there is no physical way to replicate some of the production elements in Roseland that we had in the other theatre, the key for us is the music - and we are intending to make it as special as every other night."
Those who were going to pick up their tickets at the Barrymore box office, which is now closed for the strike, for the shows tonight or tomorrow can bring proof of purchase to the Roseland Ballroom to get replacement tickets.
For more info, check duranduran.com.
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