quizking101 said: "Non-profit plays transferring to a commercial run isn’t unheard of (Venus In Fur and Time Stands Still being recent examples I can think of).
I don’t think it’s entirely impossible,"
I agree it's neither unheard of, nor impossible. But those cases are more the exception than the rule. Granted, that's partly because it's rare to see a non-profit Broadway show sell so well, but even if you're just looking at the ones that DID sell well, and DID have commercial prospects: it's still probably more common for it NOT to happen than for it happen. In which case, there's no real use predicting it until we begin to hear rumblings to the contrary (which I feel like probably would've happened by now?)
(since doing the cell phone restriction in a larger theatre could be a logistical nightmare)
I actually think this is among the least of their worries. It would only be a logistical nightmare if it isn't staffed properly. But otherwise i agree that it's unlikely, for the reasons I mentioned above.