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Grinch Returns to Broadway Despite Strike

Posted Nov 23, 07 5:12 PM CST in US,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Little girls and their parents flocked to this morning's reopening of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! after a 2-week hiatus, the Times reports. A stagehands' strike has shuttered most Broadway productions, but Grinch tickets went on sale after a judge ordered the show, which has a separate deal with the union, reopened because of its short holiday run.

The musical version of the beloved holiday story is one of just nine Broadway shows currently running. Union officials and performers are hoping for a speedy resolution to the strike. “The theater is filled with imagery that moves people,” Actors Equity's executive director says. “This is what Broadway is supposed to look like.”
Source: New York Times

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Patrick Page, right, star of "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" greets youngsters at the St. James Theatre as performances resume in New York, Friday, Nov. 23 , 2007. A Manhattan judge ordered...   (Associated Press)
Patrick Page, right, star of "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" greet youngsters at the St. James Theatre as performances resume in New York, Friday, Nov. 23 , 2007. A Manhattan judge ordered...   (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)   (Associated Press)
While striking stagehands walk the picket line at the shut musical "Phantom of the Opera," left, performances resume across the street for "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" in New York, Friday...   (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)   (Associated Press)
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