A Manhattan judge ordered Wednesday that the musical “Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!” reopen on Broadway, despite the ongoing stagehands strike that has shut down more than two dozen plays and musicals.

The show goes on for the green and grumpy Grinch, as state Supreme Court Justice Helen Freedman ruled Wednesday that the musical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” welcome theatergoers once more.

Performances shall resume Friday morning, with twenty-six additional shows scheduled to run through the musical’s limited holiday availability.

Tickets already are on sale through Telecharge or http://www.grinchmusical.com for all performances through Jan. 6, when the last show takes place, reports the Associated Press.

“I'm going to grant the injunction” against the lockout, Freedman said Wednesday, adding “I think one Grinch in town is enough.”

Jujamcyn Theatres had decided to shut “The Grinch” at its St. James theatre until a new labor agreement was reached with striking Broadway stagehands. The stagehands employed on “The Grinch” had actually agreed to continue working. The musical’s producers argued their contract was special and not subject to the strike.

After listening to arguments from producers of the show and owners of the theater housing the $6 million production, Freedman granted the injunction the show’s producers were seeking against the shutdown. She said her decision was based on “the overwhelming interests of the public” and granted the injunction “for the sake of our city,” as quoted by Reuters.

“We got our miracle on 44th Street,” said producer James Sanna. “We have 11 shows this Thanksgiving weekend and we hope that the families and children will come out and join us.”

Sanna is not a member of The League of American Theatres and Producers, which the stagehands' union, Local One, is in dispute with. A union spokesman said the stagehands employed on “The Grinch” wanted the show to continue so Sanna could avoid financial ruin.

The stagehands started the Broadway strike on November 10; most musicals and plays subsequently closed down. The stagehands - scenery and prop handlers, carpenters, electricians, and lighting and sound technicians – had been working without a contract since July.

Three months of negotiations between the stagehands union, Local 1, and the League of American Theatres and Producers were unfruitful, with thorny issues such as the number of workers required to keep a show running and new work rules.

The League of American Theaters and Producers said the strike is costing about $17 million for every day it lasts.