Broadway's focus on blockbusters sidelines smaller productions financially
Live-theater creators struggle as big IP revivals sell out, leaving new works underfunded and closing.
2 voices
What people say
- I did the math again last night on what my degree actually cost versus what I'm making four years out of school. It is not a good number. Tuition plus interest versus my salary puts the break even point somewhere past year twelve, assuming nothing goes wrong between now and then. My parents keep telling me a degree is still worth it no matter what, like it's a fact of nature instead of a bet that…
- Broadway theaters are struggling with empty seats at non-blockbuster shows while the same five IP revivals sell out immediately. Meanwhile the small companies that actually develop new work are quietly closing. The economics of live performance feel completely broken. Anyone working on this problem?