Michael Riedel does a great, though snarky, job of explaining why so many Broadway shows are closing: because they suck.
I have been behind in reviewing the shows I’ve seen recently, but two of them - “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” and “Scottsboro Boys” are both referenced in the article as shows that should have stayed off Broadway. I said the exact same thing after seeing both of them ….
Broadway IS commercial theatre at its finest. If you don’t make a good, popular, commercial show, it won’t work. Sorry theatre snobs, but it’s true. No matter how good the art, if the people don’t like it, it won’t sell.
