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"Barry Manilow was forced to cancel the opening night of his new Broadway show last night (January 22), sparking riots outside the theatre. The singer failed to appear in the show after contracting a &amp;quot;brutal case of bronchitis&amp;quot;, with his voice cracking during a soundcheck earlier in the day.   &amp;quot;With deep apologies, and due to a sudden and brutal case of bronchitis, tonight&amp;#039;s show will be postponed until Feb. 26,&amp;quot; a representative for Manilow told the New York Post.  They jokingly added: &amp;quot;Mr Manilow can be found on the Brooklyn Bridge, getting ready to jump.&amp;quot; However, the news did not go down well with fans who had been waiting on 44th Street to see Manilow in New York City. &amp;quot;A riot has broken out,&amp;quot; one eyewitness claimed. &amp;quot;Traffic is stopped on the entire street. There were middle-aged ladies losing their minds and mounted police.&amp;quot; Manilow on Broadway will mark the first time the singer has returned to the New York stage in 24 years when it launches next month. Watch Barry Manilow perform &amp;#039;Could it Be Magic&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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