| Studios enchanted with Amy Adams
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.: Amy Adams isn't the only actor to portray A) a cartoon character who B) crosses over into the real world. But she's the only one who can make the claim to have done it A) while wearing a ball gown, soaked to the skin in an artificial downpour and barefoot, while B) sword-fighting a dragon and dangling from a skyscraper. Adams does double duty in the new Disney romantic comedy fairy tale Enchanted. She first provides the lilting voice of cartoon princess Giselle, a fusion of every animated ingenue in the Disney catalogue. When an evil queen propels her out of Disney World and into live-action New York City, Adams plays the flesh-and-blood Giselle, responding to the gruff folkways of Manhattan with unrestrained sincerity and innocent good cheer.
Broadway strike disappoints fans traveling to NY on bus tours
Madge Liss has one of the most coveted tickets on Broadway, but she's not sure if she'll get to use it.
The 77-year-old is supposed to see the musical "Jersey Boys" on Dec. 6 on a trip that her senior citizens club began planning in October 2006. Yet the stagehands strike could leave Liss, and about 55 of her friends, in the lurch.
"They've been hanging on to our money for a year. Now they're going to cancel us?" Liss said. "To have to wait a whole year for a ticket and then have it canceled is very
disappointing."
Liss isn't out of luck just yet, since shows have only been canceled through Sunday. But there's a chance her group, from Southampton, Pa., will join the many group bus tours that haven't made it to Manhattan since Broadway stages went dark Nov.
No Broadway shows this week
NEW YORK -- Broadway faces a gloomy Thanksgiving after the collapse of talks between stagehands and theater producers with more than two dozen shows now canceled through the end of the lucrative holiday week. Negotiations broke down Sunday after a weekend of marathon meetings between Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers. .
Day 10: Strike Continues After Talks Break Down; Most Shows Canceled Through Nov. 25
Talks between the League of American Theatres and Producers and Local One, the stagehands union, broke off the evening of Nov. 18. Performances in the 27 theatres darkened by the stagehands strike have been canceled through Sunday, Nov. 25, according to a statement released by the League at 10:34 PM Nov. 18. This latest action means the vast majority of Broadway will be dark during the lucrative Thanksgiving weekend. The statement from Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the League, said: "We are profoundly disappointed to have to tell you that talks broke off tonight, and that no further negotiations are scheduled. "We presented a comprehensive proposal that responded to the union's concerns about loss of jobs and earnings and attempted to address our need for some flexibilities in running our business.
RPO Plans CD to Honor Veterans
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra plans to record a CD to honor the nation's veterans. The RPO has proposed recording "Honor, an American Salute" in March. It would include the debut of three works by principal Pops conductor Jeff Tyzik. The CD also plans to include traditional patriotic favorites. Tyzik has pledged his conductor and producer fees to Rochester's Veterans Outreach Center. The RPO has self produced three other recordings, most recently last season's "A Holiday Celebration." ll Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
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Driver Crashes into ER Home
There was an unpleasant surprise to come home to for an East Rochester homeowner Saturday night. A car crashed into the front of a East Rochester home. It happened on DePaul Drive around 8:30 p.m. No one was home at the time of the crash. East Rochester police tell R News the driver was intoxicated and has been arrested. Police are not releasing the driver's name, but say he was not injured in the crash. sjf/ajl/rv East Rochester Police Department
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"We have definitely seen a boost in ticket sales since the strike began," said Kelly Davis, a spokeswoman for the 59E59 theatre, where a 90-minute adaptation of the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel has been playing to packed houses. With eight exceptions -- including "Young Frankenstein," the Disney musical "Mary Poppins" and a revival of George Bernard Shaw’s "Pygmalion" starring Claire Danes -- most Broadway shows are shuttered. Theatres are refunding tickets and tourists are scrambling to change plans. Some fans are turning to Off Broadway, smaller venues that are not on the Great White Way. Same-day sales for "Masked," a play about three Palestinian brothers written by Israeli playwright Ilan Hatsor, received a boost from the strike, a spokesman for the production said.
Broadway nights dim for NYC tourist biz
The Marriott Marquis in New York's theater district was fully booked, but a street vendor selling hats and scarves in front of the hotel said his business was down by half. A restaurant two blocks away was also taking a big hit. The strike that has shut down most of Broadway has delivered a blow to the local economy, but the labor dispute's overall economic impact is hard to gauge because Broadway represents just one slice of New York City's booming tourism industry. Businesses that cater to theatergoers were suffering, but it did not appear that the strike was prompting droves of tourists to cancel their trips. The walkout by stagehands, which has shut down more than two dozen Broadway theaters, entered its fourth day Tuesday with no negotiations planned.
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