Random Happenings - December 2013

Speeding MetroNorth train derails killing four and injuring others. Rhode Island stops collecting tax on original art. NY Magazine announces it will publish biweekly in 2014. Billy Joel takes up residency at MSG. First studio backlot opens in NYC. Broadway has best Thanksgiving week ever...and NYC tourism hits all time high. Pieces of London Apollo theatre collapse wounding many. 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle. 34 year old Tony nominee leaves Motown Musical after ovarian cancer diagnosis. Lion King is 2013's highest grossing Broadway show. The world prepares for a new year...