The Advocate Reports:
The city of Milwaukee issued a check for $20,000 to the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center on Wednesday after a court rules a forced closure of Naked Boys Singing! was unconstitutional.
The city ordered that the musical close in August 2005 in the face of content complaints and licensing suspicion, according toPlaybill. City ordinances mandated that the Common Council of Milwaukee, which was not scheduled to meet until after the show’s run would have ended, review the license.
The Gay Arts Center’s nonprofit status, however, allowed for a settlement in its favor. Nonprofits are not required to undergo the same licensing procedures as for-profit organizations in Milwaukee. The city awarded the group a $20,000 settlement and clarified the licensing procedure for nonprofits.
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