“I think one Grinch in town is enough.”
That’s the word from a New York State Supreme Court judge who ordered the reopening of “Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas!” despite the ongoing Broadway stagehands strike.
Which means as of 11 a.m. tomorrow the show will go on… at least for “The Grinch.” More than two dozen other plays and musicals will remain dark. However, for the thousands of Broadway ticket holders who traveled to the Big Apple for the Thanksgiving weekend the news couldn’t have come at a better time.
“We got our miracle on 44th Street,” the show’s producer told reporters. “We have 11 shows this Thanksgiving weekend and we hope that the families and children will come out and join us.”
“The Grinch” wraps up its Broadway run on January 6th. Since the strike began more than a dozen performances have been cancelled costing theater owners hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Earlier this week producers of “The Grinch” teamed up with owners of the theater housing the $6 million production and got a judge to grant the injunction citing a special contract between the show and the theater. According to court documents, the continued closing of “The Grinch,” was the result of a management lockout rather than the strike.
So, now show producers have one more reason to be thankful today.
Another person truly thankful this holiday weekend is Nancy Grace.
The Headline News anchor got the go ahead from doctors yesterday to take her son John David home from the hospital.
According to Grace’s rep, John David’s twin sister Lucy Elizabeth will remain in the hospital for the foreseeable future.
Grace’s twins were born on November 4th, roughly two months ahead of schedule. The 48-year-old CNN star was forced to deliver the babies prematurely because she had developed pulmonary edema during the pregnancy.
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