Broadway theater owners squared off against rappers Wednesday in a

Broadway theater owners squared off against rappers Wednesday in a monumental fight over whether to open a casino in Times Square.

Sixteen theaters lit up their marquees and digital billboards with a “No Times Square Casino ” message before and during the first state hearing on the gaming facility proposed at 1515 Broadway — home of the Театър Мискоф и мюзикъл „ Кралят на лъвовете “.

Партньорството, подкрепящо предлагането за казино, включва Caesars Entertainment, SL Green и Roc Nation на Jay-Z-и слагат рапъра Fat Joe и радио хазаин Charlamagne Tha God, с цел да свидетелства от негово име.