I agree that sitcoms are dying, and while I really want this show to become successful, the only way (in my opinion) that it has a chance, is that there is a "big name" star in the show- maybe as another leading role or even as a supporting role. If there is a big name in the sitcom, its more likely that people will watch it, since most people don't know much about Broadway, so they wouldn't know about Norbert.
There's a lot I am not certain of...