Crime & Safety

Performances Of Off-Broadway Shows At The Theater Center Temporarily Called Off After Thieves Break In, Steal Copper Piping

Someone broke in and stole something unexpected, causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage.

January 25, 2022

“Perfect Crime” — the Off-Broadway play — needs help solving an actual crime at its theater.

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Someone broke in and stole something unexpected, causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage and temporarily closing shows and several businesses, CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported Monday.

“Perfect Crime” is a play about murder. But now The Theater Center on West 50th Street is an actual crime scene. There was a shattered door and bullet casings in the basement.

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