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#26

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/1/10 at 11:50pm

Just returned from TS & it looks like a war zone.

It looks as if the area was expanding & we just got into the 42 nd street station.They way things were looking, we may have been lucky getting out when we did. Luckily,we saw Million Dollar Quartet so we were out of the area although we did see the flshing lights when we came from dinner.

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#27

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/1/10 at 11:50pm

Well, there was one while Bush was in office.

#28

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/1/10 at 11:51pm

I have two specific firefighters in mind from the 8th Ave firehouse who like to wear their blue shorts in warm weather, one of whom I shall presume went rogue with the info. I salute his roguery.

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#29

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:21am

Witness video from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

#30

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:27am

That's actually on 46th between 8th and 9th, not quite from the Lunt, but nice try.

#31

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:28am

I miss when high school students couldn't wait to grow up and wanted to be treated like adults. From the Times coverage on students stuck in Times Square restaurants:

::Priscilla Garner, 17, said she enjoyed the experience. “I got free ice cream, they gave us crayons to color with,” she said.::

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Updated On: 5/2/10 at 12:28 AM

#32

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:29am

I saw Everyday Rapture tonight and had no idea this happened until I got home! My goodness, that's mightily scary!

(But the show was fantastic!)

~Steven

#33

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:31am

I left Defending the Caveman about 6:45, went to TKTS bought tickets to American Idiot, walked down to go to 44th street, saw the Fire Department putting out the fire on 45th, cops were gathering and started to close off the streets. Also saw that they lifted the manhole covers, I thought maybe the fire may have been underground.

American Idiot started about 10 minutes late, when they let out, they made us go to 8th Ave, I asked if the subways were effected the cops said no. Went to times square subway station via passage way on 8th and 43rd.

Did not know what was going on until I go home.

#34

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:35am

Everyday Rapture also started about ten minutes late, but I didn't think anything of it. Since the theatre is on 42nd Street, they did not mention any kind of special evacuation.

~Steven

#35

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:37am

TaylorPhenomenon, Thanks. Just noticed that. I just saw that the description said Lunt-Fontanne and posted it here. Didn't realize till I finished the vid and you replied that the location was wrong.

#36

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:38am

I work in Times Square and was just let out of the building. This looks like a mad house.

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#37

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:39am

Come Fly Away started at about 8:30 tonight but the cast and a lot of the musicians had to come through the main entrance of the theatre because the SD was blocked. Most shows in the immediately affected area probably started late (i.e. Lion King at 9pm)

#38

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:43am

Just got home and looking on the web (because apparently it's already old news on TV), someone reminded us that the bomb scare was in front of the MTV building, which owns Comedy Central.

Coincidence?

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#39

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:50am

Yes, it could very well be.

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#40

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:52am

I was there this afternoon, we had lunch at Juniors and saw La Cage(which I loved)then we tried to get tickets to American Idiot at TKTS but decided not to take them, then went to Starbucks at the Mariott like around 6ish, it was crazy on 44th street there were buses being loaded and unloaded right there then we headed for the train, so we missed the bedlam by 15 minutes thank goodness we didn't stay

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#41

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:57am

Maybe I'm just really out of it, but I don't get the connection with Comedy Central. Can someone explain?

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#42

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 12:59am

Comedy Central got threatened by Muslim extremists because South Park made an episode about Muhammad.

#43

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:00am

What sticks in my craw is the off detail that the suspects who abandoned the SUV "left the flashers on."

Seems to me trained terrorists would make the soon-to-explode object as IN-conspicuous as possible.

Leaving the flashers on is oddly exhibitionistic.

Something's not adding up here.

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#44

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:03am

"Comedy Central got threatened by Muslim extremists because South Park made an episode about Muhammad."

It could be, but part of me thinks it's a coincidence.

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#45

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:09am

Anyone else a little annoyed the only coverage is on MSNBC or FOX News? I didn't know until about 30 minutes ago something happened. And what's up with NY1 and CNN barely mentioning it?

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Updated On: 5/2/10 at 01:09 AM

#46

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:10am

I agree with Pal Joey too me it seems to crudely done to be extremists

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Updated On: 5/2/10 at 01:10 AM

#47

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:21am

Which theater was it nearest to? The Lion King? The Addams Family?

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#48

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:22am

allofmylife, in front of the Come Fly Away stage door, across from the 45th street side of the Minskoff/Lion King entrance

#49

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:22am

The episode wasn't even about Muhammad; he had a freakin' cameo and they're still freaking out.

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#50

Times Square Bomb Scare Affects Some Broadway Shows

Posted: 5/2/10 at 1:29am

"Anyone else a little annoyed the only coverage is on MSNBC or FOX News? I didn't know until about 30 minutes ago something happened. And what's up with NY1 and CNN barely mentioning it?"

ME!! I just got home about an hour ago and had no idea what was going on. I saw the headline on Gothamist and turned it to CNN...nothing. NY1...nothing. MSNBC...thanks for the news, but you suck. CNN has coverage now, but it's not great. I want Anderson is his Prada straight from Times Square!!