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Crosby stars on Broadway as audience begs encore
New York AP Bing Crosby open on Broadway tonight for the first time in 45 years with an encore filled benefit at Avery Fisher Hall for Fordham Prep. About 2,500 fans paid up to 250 dollars a ticket. figures show Crosby performed 40 minutes of encores and raised substantial funds. Glowing mentions of Tricia Nixon Cox and guests mark the gala. Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and others attended a post show dinner at Lincoln Center with notable figures present. News notes Crosby’s charity tie ins and career arc as he takes the stage again.
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