Broadway Goes Green

Broadway stars are the latest to join the chorus of celebrities going green - after New York City officials urged show bosses to be less wasteful in a new plan for the entertainment district.

The city's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced a new agreement with Broadway officials on Tuesday (25Nov08) to use more recycled material in the upcoming months.

More than 10,000 marquee lights have already been converted to compact fluorescent bulbs as part of the project, with another 30,000 planned for installation over the next year (09).

Officials are also urging producers recycle stage sets, print Playbills on recycled paper, and ensure costumes are washed in cold water instead of warm.

Bloomberg hopes the changes will slice the city's carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.

A cast of singers in costume sang a new tune they called Broadway's Going Green as Bloomberg announced, "That is going to have an impact that reverberates, we hope, far beyond Broadway."