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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Broadway publicist can be sued for warning investor about fraud by Barbara Ross

A Broadway press agent who secretly warned an investor to avoid putting money into a show could be held accountable.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:39PM
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Broadway producer sues N.J. man for $100G musical scam by Barbara Ross

A Broadway wannabe duped a Tony Award-winning producer, a new lawsuit alleges.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:07PM
Friday, August 28, 2015

'Wicked' performer has neurological damage from onstage fall by Barbara Ross

Producers of 'Wicked' failed to help a performer defy gravity when her safety harness broke, causing serious injuries, court papers read.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:16PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

STOMP musical gets OK from judge to leave Orpheum Theater by Barbara Ross

STOMP, the long-running off-Broadway musical is free to kick its old theater to the curb and move uptown, a Manhattan judge ruled.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:36PM
Thursday, October 10, 2013

Anti-Semitic Times Square Elmo sentenced to one year in prison for $2 million extortion attempt from Girl Scouts  - NY Daily News by Barbara Ross

Dan Sandler, who was previously busted in Times Square while shouting an anti-Semitic rant, bizarrely said he tried to extort the organization as a "protest."

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:08AM
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Actor seriously injured in 'Spider-Man' musical sues to keep producers from destroying lift from accident - NY Daily News by Barbara Ross

Daniel Curry, 23, of Queens, doesn't want the mechanical device at the Foxwoods Theater to be altered until his experts can examine, photograph and test it. Curry fell off the lift and the s…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:42AM
Friday, August 2, 2013

Met Opera singer sues Lincoln Center over injury by Barbara Ross

The lawyer for 60-year-old mezzo-soprano says that her fall from a faulty platform during a 2011 performance of ‘Faust’ permanently damaged her ability to sing.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:57PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Composer sues ex-Olympian Cathy Rigby over 'Peter Pan' by Barbara Ross and Bill Hutchinson

Former Olympics sweetheart Cathy Rigby has been slapped with a $2 million lawsuit, charging she stiffed a composer of fees and credit for the music he did for her “Peter Pan” play.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:59PM
Thursday, May 24, 2012

B’way heir in custody deal with spouse  by Barbara Ross

BROADWAY producer Eric Nederlander and his estranged wife reached a deal Thursday on all custody and visitation issues over their 4-year-old girl. The details were not disclosed in…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:14PM
Friday, May 11, 2012

Court clears way for sale of Ira Gershwin letters  by Barbara Ross

Famed lyracist Ira Gershwin’s letters to his biographer are now free to be sold as the result of a settlement filed in court Friday by the biographer’s daughter. Earlier this week, the d…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:01PM

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