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It seems like no one on Broadway is happy.<\/p>\n

Actors are buckling under the weight of the eight-show week, producers aren’t making their money back, and audiences are getting tired of paying astronomical ticket prices to see celebrities on stage. Is Broadway in danger of taking its final bow? To find out, Brittany is joined by Broadway sensitivity specialist Ann James, and entertainment lawyer and business journalist Marc Hershberg.<\/p>\n

Want more about the intersection of Broadway and culture? Check out these episodes:<\/p>\n

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It seems like no one on Broadway is happy.<\/p>\n

Actors are buckling under the weight of the eight-show week, producers aren’t making their money back, and audiences are getting tired of paying astronomical ticket prices to see celebrities on stage. Is Broadway in danger of taking its final bow? To find out, Brittany is joined by Broadway sensitivity specialist Ann James<\/a>, and entertainment lawyer and business journalist Marc Hershberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want more about the intersection of Broadway and culture? Check out these episodes:
‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ gets 10s across the board<\/a><\/strong>
Tony nominee Jocelyn Bioh puts braiders centerstage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[1684,1686,1685,1688,1687],"class_list":["post-8473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-its-been-a-minute","tag-arts-and-society","tag-broadway","tag-broadway-musicals","tag-cats-the-jellicle-ball","tag-money"],"yoast_head":"\nHas Broadway lost its way? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=8473\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Has Broadway lost its way? - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It seems like no one on Broadway is happy.Actors are buckling under the weight of the eight-show week, producers aren't making their money back, and audiences are getting tired of paying astronomical ticket prices to see celebrities on stage. 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