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| Tuesday, March 17, 2009; Posted: 11:03 AM - by BWW News Desk CARMEN (book by Norman Allen, lyrics by Jack Murphy, and directed by Gabriel Barre), currently running at the Karlin Theatre in Prague and starring the Czech Republic's biggest pop star Lucie Bila, has broken all box office records there and is now the biggest hit in the history of Czech theatre according to local media. The show's producers tell us that "Unprecedented, Carmen is the most successful ticket sale in Czech theatre history. For the very first time in he history of Czech theatre, we are also experiencing amazing pre-sale figures. The cast album, which was just released, is expected to go Platinum by the end of the year." |