People heading Off-Broadway during strike

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The producers of some Off-Broadway shows are hoping people will check out their offerings now that a strike has closed down most Broadway productions.

"I feel really horrible and sad about (the stagehand strike) affecting so many people," Daryl Roth, producer of Off-Broadway's, "Die Mommie Die!" told Playbill.com.

"I think the good message that could come out of this, if there's anything good to be had, is that there's a huge theater landscape in New York City, and it includes Off-Broadway and the not-for-profits. When people are making choices, they might think about those."

Douglas C. Evans said he and his producing partners have been passing out flyers to remind potential theatergoers about their show, "Frankenstein, A New Musical."

Walk-up business filled the Saturday and Sunday shows to capacity after the strike began Saturday morning.

Evans said his team is "making sure we are on the radar screen of the hotel concierges … and flyering people who are walking down the street."

"We did see a bump on Saturday and Sunday ... and I am sure that is a direct result of the strike," said Sue Frost of her Off-Broadway show, "Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn."