Chicago star Kevin Richardson found his final four performances in the show cancelled.

Hundreds of theater stars joined musicians in picket lines outside theaters on the evening of Friday, March 7, after the announcement that the Local 802 strike would put Broadway musicals on hold for the entire weekend. Broadway.com hit the streets to talk to the community about the historic day, the first of its kind since 1960. Photos by Bruce Glikas for Broadway.com

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The Chicago band was happy to show passerbys what live music sounds like.

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B.J. Crosby, Chicago's new Mama Morton, found her first week of performances interrupted by the strike.

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