Re: Business

[Brian Cady <cadyb@home.com>]

Bill wrote:
> I
> think the REALLY big payoff for him has been Tommy on Broadway.

They may have given him an advance payment for Tommy, but the show actually lost
money which is why it had to close after a year.  This would seem incredible
with the crowds it was drawing, but there was a mind-blowing article last month
in the NYT about how the producers of "The Iceman Cometh," a play with several
actors on a single set with no effects, had to charge $100 a ticket just to
break even thanks to unions, stars' fees, theater rentals, etc.

		-Brian in Atlanta