On Broadway, the shows and negotiations go on

NEW YORK -- The Broadway shows go on, and so do the labor talks between actors and theater producers.

Negotiations resumed Tuesday after the holiday weekend and lasted for almost nine hours, an Actors' Equity spokeswoman said.

Key issues are nonunion tours of Broadway shows, health care costs and worker safety. The issues, which have threatened to shut down most Broadway plays and musicals, were to be taken up again Wednesday.

That was "a good sign," theater producers spokeswoman Kelly Sullivan said. Both sides have said performances will continue "into the foreseeable future."