Talks again on Broadway

Striking stagehands and theatre producers agreed yesterday to return to the bargaining table, nearly a week after negotiations collapsed and kept most of Broadway dark during the lucrative Thanksgiving week - the second full week of no performances.

More than two dozen plays and musicals have been closed since November 10, when the stagehands walked off the job. A settlement was believed to have been in the works last Sunday after a marathon weekend of negotiating, but the talks ended abruptly, with producers walking out. No negotiations were held during Thanksgiving week, traditionally one of the best weeks for Broadway business.