ghostlight2 said: ""Well, the theatre owners can apply pressure if they see an opportunity for a bigger hit. It's not the producers of Show A that decide to close in order for Show B to come in (unless we're talking about Disney because that has actually happened), it's the theatre owners applying a bit of pressure to the producers of Show A."
That's not how it works. The only pressure theater owners can apply is a stop clause."
Which the Neaderlanders executed on The Little Mermaid, Addams Family, and Motown.
Correction* Motown was pushed out for Finding Neverland..