Why doesn't PBS air live drama anymore?

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:43pm

When I was growing up, they would at least once or twice a year put on--through the sadly obliterated "American Playhouse"--a filmed or live version of a play or musical. Now, occasionally, they'll show a concert version of something, but nuthin really special. No "Sunday In The Park With George" or "House of Blue Leaves" or "Hamlet", "Grapes Of Wrath", "Mahabarata", or "Painting Churches"....everytime I look on the Broadway Theatre Archive to see if they get anything new (they never do), I get really sad. Why has PBS become so square?

[Plum]

Posted: 6/7/05 at 3:44pm

Expenses?