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Grinch Can't Steal Christmas, Judge Orders

Stageworkers' striking was not to her liking; this show will go on

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 22, 2007 9:11 AM CST

(Newser) – A Manhattan judge ruled against some of Broadway's striking stagehands yesterday, ordering the musical "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" to resume performances tomorrow, the AP reports. The injunction, which may save the show from financial doom, also unleashed a flood of kid-lit wordplay on the unsuspecting public.

"I think one Grinch in town is enough," reasoned the Supreme Court judge, after producers brought their case arguing that the show's special contract made it exempt from the strike that has darkened two dozen Broadway stages. Meanwhile, a major Broadway producer of seven shows has sued for $35 million in damages from striking unions.

In this image released by Running Subway Productions, a scene from a performance of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical., is shown.  (AP Photo/Running Subway Productions, Paul Kolnik)
In this image released by Running Subway Productions, a scene from a performance of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.", is shown. (AP Photo/Running Subway Productions, Paul Kolnik)   (Associated Press)
In this image released by Running Subway Productions, a scene from a performance of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical., is shown.  (AP Photo/Running Subway Productions, Paul Kolnik)
In this image released by Running Subway Productions, a scene from a performance of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.", is shown. (AP Photo/Running Subway Productions, Paul Kolnik)   (Associated Press)
James Sanna, Executive Producer of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical smiles as he speaks to reporters during a news conference, Monday Nov. 19, 2007, in New York. Broadway faces a gloomy Thanksgiving after the collapse of talks between stagehands and theater producers with more than two...
James Sanna, Executive Producer of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" smiles as he speaks to reporters during a news conference, Monday Nov. 19, 2007, in New York. Broadway faces...   (Associated Press)
Stagehands picket Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical,  Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, in New York.  More than two dozen plays and musicals were shut down as stagehands went on strike on what is the most popular theatergoing day of the week. A judge decided on Wednesday that...
Stagehands picket "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, " Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, in New York. More than two dozen plays and musicals were shut down as stagehands went on strike on...   (Associated Press)
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