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...that John T. Ford (pictured) was the only American theatre manager to pay Gilbert and Sullivan royalties for H.M.S. Pinafore during its initial U.S. run?
...that in order to accommodate the rock musical Dude, the The Broadway Theatre in Manhattan was turned into an arena filled with ramps, runways, catwalks, columns, trapezes, and trapdoors at a cost of $800,000?
...that despite being involved in high school theatre, Darla Vandenbossche only decided to pursue acting when she reached the age of 36?

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