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	<description>Gordon P. Firemark, Esq.</description>
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		<title>Producers of &#8220;Jersey Boys&#8221; don&#8217;t &#8220;Walk like a Man&#8221;, cave to Chicago anti-smoking law.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune reports that the producers of the hit jukebox musical &#8220;Jersey Boys&#8221; have decided to present the show &#8220;smoke-free&#8221; in Chicago, where the city&#8217;s anti-smoking ordinance doesn&#8217;t permit any form of smoking (whether tobacco, or herbal cigarettes) in public spaces,  including theatres.  Jones&#8217; article points to the absurdity of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theatrelawyer.com/2008/07/08/producers-of-jersey-boys-dont-walk-like-a-man-cave-to-chicago-anti-smoking-law/</link>
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		<title>Urinetown case settled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Playbill is reporting that the lawsuit against Akron, Ohio based Carousel Dinner Theatre, by the broadway team responsible for the original production of Urinetown  has been settled by the parties, with the Arkon producers paying the New York team an undisclosed sum, and acknowledging the unlicensed use of elements from the New York production.  
According to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theatrelawyer.com/2008/07/02/urinetown-case-settled/</link>
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		<title>This day in Theatre Law History (Pennsylvania bans theatre performances)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[May 31, 1759
Pennsylvania bans theater
Pennsylvania lawyers adopted a law forbidding the performance of plays.  According to  History.com, The law was adopted due to pressure from religious groups, on grounds that any performance was immoral.  Fine for violation was 500 Pounds  (source)
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		<link>http://theatrelawyer.com/2008/05/31/this-day-in-theatre-history/</link>
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		<title>Tax Withholding: An unwieldy burden for entertainers  and the organizations that hire them.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article was first published in &#8220;Western Ways&#8221;  the Newsletter of the Western Arts Alliance  - Spring 2008
 N.B.  I am  an entertainment lawyer, not a tax lawyer, but my clients and colleagues are confronted with the issues presented by this article on a regular basis.  I recommend talking to a tax attorney whenever questions about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theatrelawyer.com/2008/05/12/tax-withholding/</link>
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		<title>Smoking Bans and Theatre - the debate continues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reports in this article, that a Colorado State appellate court has ruled against the owners of several theatres who&#8217;ve challenged the State&#8217;s ban on smoking indoors on First Amendment grounds.  The theatres have indicated that they&#8217;ll appeal to the state&#8217;s Supreme Court.
Will they succeed. Is &#8220;smoking&#8221; an expressive form of speech?  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theatrelawyer.com/2008/03/21/smoking-bans-and-theatre-the-debate-continues/</link>
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