Wednesday, September 12, 2001 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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If you're in the city, Red Cross HQ is on Amsterdam and 66th, they're looking for volunteers and blood donors. I will be there tomorrow (today).

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Also, Broadway.com offices will be closed for today and will reopen as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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If you are holding tickets for these shows, you will be entitled to a full refund.

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Broadway.com's editorial offices are closed. The following message is on their site:

    Due to the events in New York City, all Broadway shows are closed for today, September 12, 2001.

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Variety has done some good coverage of the story and its impact upon the Biz.

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The League of American Theatres and Producers closed Broadway last night and today's matinee, at least. There is a lot of discussion about what to do next, and how to heighten security to make patrons feel safer.

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Last night, I spoke to a friend who lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She noted how when she looks around her neighborhood, there were so many apartments with no lights on. She wond…

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I walked uptown from Soho to 90th Street on the Upper West Side yesterday afternoon. The city was amazingly quiet and calm with the exception of the occasional emergency vehicle with its sir…

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I continue to receive calls and emails of support. I do appreciate and am overwhelmed with the kindness of the Broadway community and readers of BroadwayStars. Just to give you an idea, on a…

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I try to be a good person, but I feel nothing but hate right now. I hope that the President of the United States has more restraint than I do.

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(For those of you who don't know, I am the 7th of 9 children. 7 boys and 2 girls. Not all of us worked on Wall Street!)

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My little brother, who works for me, was late to work and stuck in between Penn Station and Soho for hours, but was fine. I am so glad that he did not see what I saw, at least in person. I d…

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I was very much relieved last night to be in touch with the last few people from my staff who did not make it into work.

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My little sister called from Australia where she is on vacation, also about as big of a mess as I was. Until recently she worked for JP Morgan in their Venture Capital Group at 60 Wall Stree…

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My brother who trains horses in England called yesterday grief stricken. He used to work on the Street as well; his offices were over on Water Street.

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In January 1993, I was in my office at WTC when the bombing in the garage took place. It took place and then it was over. We were afraid of smoke and fire, but it NEVER crossed our minds tha…

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Back in those days on the Street, I remember sitting in my office, looking out the window and seeing the jets travel north up the Hudson river in the jet path to LaGuardia. It was kind of we…

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In the late 80s and early 90s I worked for a few Wall Street firms. Specifically Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs. Although Goldman is on Broad Street, seemingly out of harm's way from the …

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Amazon.com is collecting money for the Red Cross.

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BULLETIN: DC Theatres Cancel Sept. 11 Performances as Mayor Declares State of Emergency

Only Olney Theatre Center in Maryland is saying that their show goes on

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BULLETIN: Broadway and Off-B'way Shows Cancelled Sept. 12

Times Square OK after terror attack on lower Manhattan, but Greenwich Village closed to non-residents Sept. 12

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HOT TOPIC: Terrorist attack

The World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in the nation's capital were the targets of terrorist attacks. We chronicle the impact the tragedy will have on politics, showbiz and eve…

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JOURNOS COMBAT READY

News nets pool efforts on the crisis
News nets abandoned their competitive ways on Tuesday in order to cover the largest terrorist attack on U.S. soil in history.

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GLOBAL ECONOMY JOLTED IN TERRORIST ATTACKS

World stock markets register huge drops
A plunging dollar and hammered overseas stocks suggest congloms of all stripes -- and even the world economy -- could get pummeled by fallout from Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

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A 'SILENT SHOCK' HITS NEW YORK

Devastation leaves survivors speechless
Struggling to comprehend the events of Tuesday, Gotham-based industryites described scenes of devastation and chaos that defy belief. As ash fell like an eerie snow, the bigger picture became clear: The glittering nexus of global media and business lay in tatters, along with New York's irrepressible pride.

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THE MOURNING AFTER

Showbiz is rocked by real life
It was the day the world stopped. The real world and the play world.
In the real world, casualties from terrorist bombings were estimated at more than 10,000, and the almost nonchalant hijackings of four airliners exposed the vulnerability of aviation security. In fact, all of America's security was suddenly looking unprotected.

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Thou Shall blow out thy candles: Harry Connick turns 34 today.

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Something very terrible just happened at the World Trade Center. I think a plane crashed into the north-western tower. It is horrible and stunning to look at. -- james

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My office is on the 10th floor of a Soho building with large southern facing windows, so I have a full view of downtown. From my vantage, I see a huge hole where the first plane entered the north west tower from north to south. The south east tower was hit from the south to north. It is being reported that a plane or planes were hijacked and flown into the towers with passengers in them.

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Oh my god. I just saw the other building blow up. A second plane approaching from the opposite direction (south to north) crashed into the south-east tower.

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According to what I've heard, another fire at the Pentagon, CNN apparently reporting a plane crash there. The White House, Capitol, and Treasury have been evacuated. All air traffic across…

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one tower just collapsed (south east) i am weeping..... i cant tell you how i feel

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The second building just exploded and collaped. This is just beyond anything that I can even conceive. I feel so much anger and helplessness.

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If you have O+ or O- blood, PLEASE go to a hospital and donate blood.

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Just checking in. We watched the whole thing from our couch (I live five blocks from the WTC), and then came uptown by foot.

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I think I lost about 100 friends today. I can't count them. I keep breaking down. I don't think that I have ever been so sad and cried so much. I don't know if I will ever be the same. But I am home now. Thank you to everyone for the notes.

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No Humbug: Tim Curry To Play Scrooge in Stroman's NY Christmas Carol

Susan Stroman will recreate her staging for the eighth annual production at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, starting Nov. 23

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Burn the Floor Kicks Off National Tour in Denver Sept. 11

A 2001 world tour begins in Australia July 26

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Fall 2001 Preview: Off-Broadway Confidential

The New York shows BroadwayOnline.com is most excited about for the fall

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Charlton Heston To Star in Chicago Love Letters Sept. 11

NRA president and onetime Moses will appear on stage in A.R. Gurney's two-hander

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London Hit Car Man Opens Sept. 12 in L.A. -- En Route to B'way?

This 'auto-erotic' thriller puts a new spin on the classic story of Carmen...

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Tennessee Williams' Something Cloudy, Something Clear Gets Rare Revival Sept. 11

A very personal remembrance of Williams' short-lived yet intense affair with a male dancer

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Blast! Plays Taps; Revue Closing Sept. 23

Originally scheduled to run through January

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Jennifer Jason Leigh Replacing Mary Louise-Parker in B'way Proof Sept. 11

Tony-winner Parker gives her final performance Sunday, Sept. 9

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Idina Menzel, Maya Days Join Adam Pascal in B'way Aida Sept. 11

Disney's Aida soon to turn into a mini-Rent reunion

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ALL ABOUT STEVE

By LOU LUMENICK
TORONTO - No longer the wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin these days is more like a mild and literary guy.At 56, Martin is as much an author as he is an actor. He's working on a screenplay of his best-selling novella, "Shop Girl"; is preparing his off-Broadway adaptation of "The Underpants" for fall; and continues to contribute to The New Yorker.

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Broadway show 'Blast!' ends B'way run, moves to Disneyland

Mouse to pick up pieces as legiter vacates White Way

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Lights dim on B'way. Legit B.O. dives 17% but two tuners rise

September is Broadway's cruelest month, and the 2001 version is shaping up to be no less ornery than usual. Overall B.O. came to $9,603,505, dropping a stupefying $1,982,710 -- down 17.1% -…

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