By Dawn Chmielewski

(Reuters) -Broadway actors are preparing to walk off the stage in a strike that would shut down 32 stage productions as theater attendance approaches its peak season, according to their union.

Actors’ Equity, a union that represents 900 current Broadway performers and stage managers, said it has yet to reach agreement on a new labor contract with the Broadway League, the trade association that represents theater owners, producers and operators. Negotiations continue, though the three-year contract ended on September 28.

A central issue in bargaining is healthcare and the contribution the Broadway League makes to the union’s health care fund.

Al Vincent Jr, executive director and lead negotiator for Actors’ Equity, said the union is asking Broadway’s employers to inc

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