Random Happenings - December 2012

Royal pregnancy announced. Seattle lights up. Mamet flop The Anarchist closes after 17 regular performances and Scandalous after 29. Apple plans to move some manufacturing from China to US soil. NY Department Health study show increase in STD rates. Men arrested in castration plot against teen idol. Got $40M? The Foxwoods Theatre is up for sale. Another madman makes the nation mourn. Guardian is proud that 4 of the 10 productions on Ben Brantley's top 10 list is of British provenance. Mayan calendar may have ended on December 21st but New York is still going strong. Les Misérables film opens and Hugh Jackman manages to take both Broadway and Hollywood by storm in 2012. Actors Jack Klugman and Charles Durning fade. NYC has record 52M visitors in 2012. 1M people convene in Times Square to ring in a new year.