"It's as New York as Broadway, as Manhattan as Times Square, " he says.

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Manhattan's 40 Broadway theaters are expected to turn down their lights at 8 p.m.

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At the time, he was the lead attorney for Adams Hats, with a Manhattan office at 1440 Broadway.

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As I looked down Broadway at the last working traffic light in Manhattan on 27th Street, I heard a pop, then a collective gasp.

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The drama is playing in one of Broadway's smallest theaters, and the nonprofit Manhattan Theatre Club is geared around limited runs with lower-priced subscription tickets, so its grosses do not neatly compare to shows playing larger commercial houses with higher average prices.

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Some, including his Muppets and Fraggles, appeared in both television shows and movies, among them the 1984 film "The Muppets Take Manhattan, " which depicted the fuzzy crew striving to stage a Broadway musical.

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