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GREATERNEWYORKWATCH
MANHATTANTower Crane Partially
Collapses at ComplexA tower crane partially col-
lapsed in Manhattan on Tuesday
afternoon, leading to the evacua-
tion of parts of a public-housing
complex, officials said.
The crane was operating at
the New York City Housing Au-
thority’s Jacob Riis Houses in the
East Village when its boom buck-
led and fell off balance at about
2:41 p.m., said Fire Department of
New York officials. The crane,
which workers were using to
complete a job on the roof of
one of the residential towers at
the complex, dropped its load of
construction material, according
to the FDNY. The buckled boom
was left dangling in the air.
No one was injured. The col-
lapse caused only superficial
damage when the boom hit a
building, the officials said. FDNY
officials partially evacuated two
towers at the Jacob Riis Houses
out of safety concerns.
—Ben ChapmanLONG ISLANDWoman Denies
Murder-for-Hire PlotA Long Island woman tried to
hire a hit man to kill her ex-hus-
band’s mother and daughter in
Ecuador, prosecutors said.
Elsy Rodriguez-Garcia, of
Huntington Station, pleaded not
guilty Tuesday to attempted
murder and conspiracy.
Suffolk County District Attor-
ney Timothy Sini said Ms. Rodri-
guez-Garcia, 25 years old,
reached out via WhatsApp to ar-
range the murders of her former
husband’s 57-year-old mother
and 5-year-old daughter from a
previous relationship. Prosecutors
said she agreed to pay $6,
for the murders. They said she
thought her ex would come back
to her if his mother and daugh-
ter were out of the way.
Ms. Rodriguez-Garcia’s attor-
ney said the murders never
could have been committed, and
that payment wasn’t offered or
made for the crime.
—Associated PressNEW JERSEYThree Troopers Hurt
As Truck Hits VehiclesThree New Jersey state
troopers responding to a high-
way accident were injured after
a dump truck crashed into emer-
gency vehicles.
The accident occurred Tues-
day morning on eastbound Inter-
state 280 in West Orange as
the troopers were investigating
an accident.
The troopers were taken to
local hospitals. Two troopers suf-
fered serious but non-life-threat-
ening injuries and a third had mi-
nor injuries, state police said.
Their names weren’t disclosed.
Several other people at the
scene at the time of the crash
weren’t seriously injured.
Footage from the scene
showed a dump truck lying par-
tially on its side against the
guardrail of the highway. Photos
showed the front of the dump
truck pushed up against the
back of an ambulance.
—Associated PressMITSU YASUKAWA/THE RECORD/ASSOCIATED PRESS
A dump truck smashed into emergency vehicles Tuesday morning on eastbound Interstate 280 in
West Orange, N.J., injuring three state troopers who had been investigating an earlier accident.The show is based on the 2001 Baz Luhrmann ‘Moulin Rouge!’ film.MATTHEW MURPHY
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to packed houses since it
started previews in late June.
It opened last week to
much fanfare and several pos-
itive reviews.
“Broadway has been wait-
ing for this kind of ‘event’
musical for a couple of
years,” said Mike Rafael, a
sales and ticketing consul-
tant.
By pushing prices deep
into the triple-digit territory,
“Moulin Rouge” is aiming to
close the gap between what it
charges and what ticket re-
sellers are asking, said Car-
men Pavlovic, whose com-
pany, Global Creatures, serves
as the show’s lead producer.
As it is, asking prices for
the best seats to the musical
sometimes top $1,000 on the
secondary market, which is
more than double the highest
premium ticket available
through official channels.
The resale issue has bedev-
iled the Broadway communityfor years. Some economic ex-
perts say that even “Hamil-
ton” is underpricing itself be-
cause resellers charge up to
$2,500 for a ticket to the hit
Lin-Manuel Miranda show.
The matter can be particu-
larly of concern for shows
with so much on the line fi-nancially, theater profession-
als say.
According to a filing with
the U.S. Securities and Ex-
change Commission, “Moulin
Rouge” was capitalized for up
to $28 million, which makes
it one of the more expensive
productions on Broadway inrecent seasons.
Ms. Pavlovic pointed to the
challenge of doing right by
her investors with a ticket
price reflective of the de-
mand, while ensuring the
show is accessible to theater-
goers of modest means.
“Moulin Rouge” does have
regular seats priced as low as
$99, as well as a digital lot-
tery for each performance
with $29 tickets for the lucky
winners, Ms. Pavlovic noted.
The show, she said, also is
developing a program to offer
lower-priced seats to college
students and emerging art-
ists.
Ultimately, the pricing
challenge reflects the show’s
story line of struggling artists
trying to find their way in
wealthy Paris, Ms. Pavlovic
said.
“ ‘Moulin Rouge’ is a story
about aristocrats and bohemi-
ans and the ticketing has to
tell the same story,” she said.Broadway has a new wal-
let-busting smash.
“Moulin Rouge! The Musi-
cal,” the show based on the
2001 Baz Luhrmann film, is
charging as much as $499 for
premium seats, putting it sec-
ond only to “Hamilton”
among Broadway productions,
according to the Broadway
League, the industry trade
group.
“Hamilton” premium tick-
ets now sell for around $850.
“Moulin Rouge” can com-
mand such prices, say theater
professionals, because it has
become the sort of in-demand
sensation that Broadway
hasn’t seen of late.
The spectacle-laden show,
which tells a story of life and
love at the famed Paris club
and incorporates pop songs
from artists such as Beyoncé,
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and
the Rolling Stones, has playedBYCHARLESPASSY‘Moulin Rouge!’ Ticket Prices Steep
Premium seats cost
as much as $499,
putting it second
only to ‘Hamilton.’NY