Holiday Lights

Holiday Lights - Broadway lights will once again shine brightly, after a crippling strike that kept more than two dozen shows dark for 19 days. This will certainly make the holidays brighter.
Holiday Cheer - During this busy holiday season, depression can hit, especially in seniors. One alternative to living alone or going to a retirement center is the roommate alternative. Pat Cook’s new comedy, “The New Kid on the Block,” offers a hilarious look at one such small group searching for a fourth -- and perfect -- roommate.


Strike -- Some Broadway lights are still shining, even though some 3,000 stagehands remain on strike closing many shows. According to an Associated Press story in the New York Daily News, the stalemate between the people who work backstage and the League of American Theatres and Producers has forced theatergoers, particularly tourists, to find other attractions. Yesterday in the theater district, flyers were passed out advertising many of the 48 off-Broadway shows, that is productions in theaters smaller than 499 seats. One man promoting an off-Broadway musical said some people think all theater is closed, not realizing off-Broadway is open for business. "They don't understand the difference," he said. (Posted 11/13/07)