- Livent showman Garth Drabinsky was a spinner of dreams and high ambition. Among them was Chicago’s Oriental Theater, which he said would be the centerpiece of a North American empire of theaters to create and house new touring productions. The City of Chicago invested $13 million in the Oriental, but since Drabinsky crashed and burned, there’s little going on there. Is there a market to keep the place lit? – Chicago Tribune
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