The LA Times takes a look at location managers' big fat crush on the grand old theaters of the Broadway District, in particularly high gear right now. Broadway's theaters "are featured in several current and upcoming movies, including Walt Disney Pictures’ 'The Muppets,' Warner Bros.' 'J. Edgar' and 'The Dark Knight Rises,' and the Weinstein Company’s 'The Artist.'" Hillsman Wright of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation says "Their use as film locations is one of the main reasons they are still here and intact." [LAT]
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