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A Bay State college student gave U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s televised town hall-style forum the hook by standing up for her troupe’s performance of “Urinetown” that had already been booked for the same stage. Westfield State University President Ramon S. Torrecilha announced the MSNBC broadcast, set for Friday, is now called off after a social media campaign he criticized as costing the college a “missed opportunity.”

The Washington Free Beacon reported that MSNBC reversed its decision to hold a live town hall at Westfield State University with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.-Mass.) on April 13 after the school received backlash from some students. The cable network came under fire on social media for plans to appear on the college's Dever Stage just a few days before the drama program began performances of the musical Urinetown. In Massachusetts, Urinetown trumps live MSNBC programming. Anaila Aleman, a Westfield State senior and theater major, said she and other cast members in the Urinetown production were told on Thursday night they...

The opening-night party for "Urinetown- The Musical" will take on a urological cast in Omaha. Decorative yellow and white flowers will be arrayed in bedpans. Dessert- something yellow- will be served in specimen cups...

Urinetown Vets Star in New Monica! The Musical, About a Certain Intern By Robert Simonson 18 May 2005 Monica Lewinsky, the only intern in the history of humankind to be universally known by her first name, is the subject of the long-in-development show Monica! The Musical, which will a limited run at Manhattan's Theatre Three May 20-27. Directed by Casey Hushion, the new musical features book and lyrics by Daniel J. Blau and Tracie Potochnik, music by Adam Blau and musical direction by Nadia DiGiallonardo. Potochnik and the two Blau brothers have been dealing with Monica! The Musical almost as...

<p>'Homeless Island, they call it -- I call it Hell'</p> <p>San Francisco has the nation's worst problem with homelessness. Thousands are without shelter, and as many as 5,000 spend virtually all their time on the street.</p> <p>The day everyone learned Tommy's rotting flesh killed him was pretty much like any other day on the traffic island.</p>

<p>For more than a decade, the stench and spectacle of urine in the streets of San Francisco has constituted an embarrassing crisis that just won't go away, no matter how politicians, activists and cops tried to attack it.</p> <p>Leaders ranging from former Supervisor Bill Maher to Mayor Willie Brown thumped lecterns and devised cleanup plans. Police cracked down and made arrests. City Hall launched a fleet of sidewalk-sweeping Green Machines. Homeless advocates cried for more compassion. And still the defilement of San Francisco spread, like an ugly tide, year after year.</p>