The audience for straight plays on Broadway has been shrinking for years, to the point that it's become rare for a non-musical to run longer than four or five months anymore, no matter how many rave reviews it receives. The only plays to turn a profit in the last couple of seasons have been all-star revivals of clasic plays: A Raisin in the Sun with Combs, Rashad and MacDonald; Long Day's Journey with Redgrave and Denehey; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Ashley Judd. Billy Crystal's show will be the first new nonmusical since LifeX3 two seasons ago to turn a profit.
"What a story........ everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at her rear end." -- Birdie
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