Broadway's IQ Is Rising, But (Fear Not) It's All About Money
"The names on Broadway marquees this season read like homework for a seminar in high-flown dramaturgy. ... Do producers think theatergoers have been given brain transplants? Not really. Broadway is just as cynical as it always was. In part, this wave of intellectualism is a reflection of the fact that tourist business is down." It's theatre for New Yorkers -- and it comes without the expense of paying an orchestra or a living playwright. New York Magazine 02/22/09

Posted February 23, 2009 04:10 PM