Jujamcyn won't try to close GRINCH show

[billynj]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:07pm

'Scrooge' will stay on Broadway
Jujamcyn won't appeal judge's injunction
By SAM THIELMAN"The Grinch" can breathe easy and start carving the roast beast: Jujamcyn Theaters has agreed not to appeal judge Helen Freedman's injunction, thus cementing the furry green Scrooge's place on Broadway for the remainder of its run.
"Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" returned to theaters on Friday, grossing over a million dollars in the remaining three days of the usually lucrative Thanksgiving frame. The show played 11 perfs between Friday and Sunday, and will resume its regular 15-perf sked this week. It's one of only nine shows still running on the Rialto.

Theater owners Jujamcyn locked Local One stagehands out of "The Grinch's" St. James Theater when the stagehands struck 27 Broadway shows, including four in Jujamcyn theaters. Since "The Grinch" negotiated a separate contract with the union, however, its producers argued that their show shouldn't be hurt in a fight that wasn't theirs.

Judge Freedman agreed, and the appeal, originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, has been canceled. The show has resumed its regular performance schedule and will continue until Jan. 6, when its limited run is slated to end.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:15pm

Why bother appealing when it's all basically over anyway?

[JimmyP2]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:16pm

That's good. It seems that after all the turkey this past weekend that "Cooler heads" have prevailed. Between the Grinch and the on going negotiations things are looking up.

[billynj]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 7:17pm

correct this way the theaters owners get some good press, that they were not going to try and shut down grinch in court

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 9:32pm

"this way the theaters owners get some good press, that they were not going to try and shut down grinch in court"

Except they did try, Blanche/billynj, they did...