I am still on the edge about if I am a fan of disney on broadway or not. But, I do love what they did with the New Amsterdam.
And, what people don't reaize is this. That the whole " Clean Up Times Square" thing was an idea Rudy had years back. It was going to be a project that would requier private funding in order for it to work. When disney found out that thier theatre would be next door to a strip club they were willing to pay for all the funding.
As a result, the strip club turned to a disney store at the start of Lion King's run at the theatre. And now it is just an empty store front still owend by disney.
As for times square itself. Insteade of having to deal with the whoring of sexual incounters as we did in the past. We now have to deal with the whoring of Corprate America. Personally I am not sure which one is worse.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll