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Broadway’s Gavin Lee will play the green villain in this holiday season’s Madison Square Garden production Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. The casting was announced by the MSG Company today. Lee was Tony-nominated for his most recent performance as the tap-dancing Squidward Tentacles in…

Shares in the Madison Square Garden Co. gained more than 2% today to reach a new record high and have risen 17% since Wednesday’s news that MSG plans to spin off the New York Knicks and Rangers sports franchises. The stock ended the trading day at $312.92, on more than triple the average trading volume, at one point…

Hulu is putting its green stamp on a high-profile New York City address, setting a broad marketing partnership with Madison Square Garden Co. that involves naming rights and a range of other branding opportunities. Under the deal, the 5,600-seat theater tucked next door to the arena that bills itself as the “world’s…

The semi-annual Night Of Too Many Stars benefit to raise money in the battle against autism didn’t ignore other major problems, including the current wave of sexual harassment in Hollywood and politics. The program, held Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden and televised live by HBO, had already bounced…

David O'Connor has stepped down from Madison Square Garden, and James Dolan is coming in as interim president and CEO. The abrupt move, announced Monday, was a surprise. The former longtime agent and CAA partner, better known as ‘Doc’ O’Connor, had gone to MSG just a little more than two years ago. As head honcho at…

I want my MTVNY. The once music-focused cable net said today that this year’s MTV Video Music Awards will be held at New York's Madison Square Garden for the first time, on August 28. That brings the show back to the city where it began 30-plus years ago. The first Moonman trophies were handed out at NYC’s Radio City…

Madison Square Garden didn’t have to look far to find a new CEO for its regional sports networks, which will become a distinct corporate entity at the end of this month when the company spins off the sports and entertainment assets. Andrea Greenberg, who’s EVP of MSG Media, will become chief executive reporting to…

The joint venture forged last year between Jim Dolan’s Madison Square Garden and Irving Azoff’s Azoff Music Management just complemented its strength in music and large venues by adding comedy and clubs. Azoff MSG says today that it bought 50% of Levity Entertainment Group, a power in comedy management and booking…

MSG says that the Forum, which it bought in 2012, will reopen January 15, 2014 with a performance by The Eagles following the upgrade. “Since we first explored the opportunity to acquire the Forum and expand The Madison Square Garden Company’s presence on the West Coast, our vision has been clear: return the venue to…

UPDATE, 3:18 PM: MSG just issued a statement saying that it has “a tentative agreement” with Time Warner Cable to carry MSG, MSG+ and Fuse “effective immediately.” The company thanked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and NBA Commissioner David Stern. MSG also says that it’s “committed to…

Execs at marginal cable channels who want to know how determined pay TV operators are to clear away what they consider programming deadwood should keep an eye on the carriage spat between Madison Square Garden and Time Warner Cable. They’re engaged in the season’s hottest battle over programming costs as they…

Shoppers spent a record $52.4B over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, up 16% from last year, the National Retail Federation says. Add that to reports that European leaders are getting serious about resolving their debt crisis, and it’s easy to see why investors are in such a good mood today. The Dow Jones U.S. Media…