As the Toronto opening of Blue Man Group draws ever closer, the unions are laying down the law!

Equity (check out their billboard), the Toronto Musicians Union and IATSE have started a ticket boycott campaign of Blue Man Group, opening in June at the Panasonic Theatre. This is because, according to ACTRA:

Blue Man Group still refuses to negotiate union agreements or hire union performers, musicians and crew.

In an e-mail I received today from ACTRA, it said:

ACTRA Toronto supports the boycott and will be joining our sister unions in rallies and other events to pressure Blue Man Group to come to the table.

I guess the unknown variable here will be whether the public in general cares about this whole Blue Man Group versus the unions thing. Will they join in the boycott? Or will they buy tickets anyways? Perhaps if Blue Man Group incorporated some ABBA music into their production they could ensure themselves a sold-out crowd...

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