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"It's very dicey," says Chase Mishkin, one of the producers of "Tommy Tune: White Tie and Tails The Promenade, another premier off-Broadway theater, also is empty "Adult Entertainment," which deals with a group of porn actors who decide to make their own X-rated film, is playing, at the Variety Arts, a theater below 14th Street on the fringes of the East Village Although "The Fantasticks" closed a year ago, such venerable productions as "Blue Man Group," "Stomp" and "De La Guarda" have kept on going Eve Ensler's play, which opened in October 1999, will finally close Jan It was right for downtown," he said "What I have always looked for (in producing) off-Broadway was something you would never find on Broadway or an important play that isn't going to fill a 1,000-seat theater but can fill a 400 or 500-seat theater for a limited run," Stone said Edward Norton and Catherine Keener made the revival of "Burn This" a hot ticket, but when they left after three months, business collapsed You have to sell x-number of seats to meet the weekly nut Off-Broadway Suffers Through Lean Season Jan 15, 2:50 PM EST It opened Dec 18 with a splashy Tommy Tune revue: the $12 million Little Shubert, off-Broadway's newest theater, a 499-seat playhouse with good sightlines, ample leg room and more than enough bathrooms "I think off-Broadway has become too expensive to the public," says Ben Sprecher, one of the producers of "Adult Entertainment" â€â€? which has a top ticket price of $65 Right now, people would rather take a chance on a play like that on Broadway "It's smart, funny and substantive and yet it is about a very purient subject While Broadway has produced such recent high-profile hits as "Hairspray," "Movin' Out" and "La Boheme," commercial off-Broadway remains mired in gloom The differences between Broadway and off-Broadway are blurring, and off-Broadway tickets aren't the bargain they used to be Preview performances begin March 8 for a March 23 opening " The flops this season include "Thunder Knocking on the Door" and "Little Ham You don't have enough seats off-Broadway to do that Hits like "Far Away" at NYTW and Manhattan Class Company's production of Neil LaBute's "The Mercy Seat" have dominated the season 11 attacks, rising ticket prices, thin profit margins and a string of expensive financial failures Much of off-Broadway's visibility has been usurped by nonprofit off-Broadway theaters, such as Manhattan Theatre Club, the Public Theater and New York Theatre Workshop And when nonprofit off-Broadway theaters have hits these days, they are more likely to move to Broadway, such as MTC's "Proof" and "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" and the Public's "Take Me Out," a drama about a gay baseball player that opens at the Walter Kerr Theatre in February The troubles have persisted for several seasons, aggravated by the Sept " A few off-Broadway productions, such as "Debbie Does Dallas" and "Tuesdays With Morrie," have sizable discounts and some participate in the "Season of Saving" winter sales that nearly two dozen Broadway shows also offer Maybe that's why the Little Shubert already has a new tenant, "The Mandrake Root," a play written by and starring Lynn Redgrave " "We're in a tough business Tune's show, which featured a 16-piece orchestra, had a $75 top ticket, the same price Broadway patrons pay to see Paul Newman in the mostly sold-out revival of "Our Town The show was the victim of mixed reviews (including a pan in the powerful New York Times) and disappointing business being done off-Broadway are gone, at least for the moment " Risks are greater on Broadway, but then so are the financial rewards But there are those few off-Broadway shows that seem to churn on forever "There hasn't been a breakout off-Broadway success in years," says David Stone, producer of "The Vagina Monologues," which may have been its last big hit In the end, though, Sprecher said, productions have to be matched to the right theater Nonprofits also have the cushion of subscription audiences, people in seats to offset any bad reviews Today, the Little Shubert on West 42nd Street sits dark, awaiting its next tenant after Tune and company abruptly closed in less than a month "My Old Lady," a new play by Israel Horovitz, folded there in December after an abbreviated, unprofitable run He blames rapidly rising production costs, which jack up the break-even point for shows, requiring ticket-price hikes " They followed several other costly musical duds from the previous year, including "Reefer Madness" and "Summer of '42 26 Like Broadway, off-Broadway has tried to lure stars, with some success " Only a few shows, most notably "Adult Entertainment," a comedy by Elaine May, and "The Exonerated," a docudrama about death-row inmates featuring a rotating cast of stars, have demonstrated much staying power this season "But the days of plays like `Driving Miss Daisy' 11 attacks ' "Then there are those who see the need and respond The show gained a wide audience among children and parents who appreciated its simple lessons and Rogers' soothing manner "They don't understand what an anniversary is, and if they see the tragedy replayed on television, they might think it's happening at that moment," he said By the 1999-2000 season, viewership had dropped to about 2 "I have really never considered myself a TV star," Rogers said in a 1995 interview The final new episode, which was taped in December 2000, aired in August 2001, though PBS affiliates continued to air back episodes Rogers had been diagnosed with stomach cancer sometime after the holidays, Newell said "It looks like nothing much happens," Hedda Sharapan, an associate producer with the show, said in 2001 " From 1968 to 2000, Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, produced the show at Pittsburgh public television station WQED One of Rogers' red sweaters hangs in the Smithsonian Institution "Listening has been one of the main focus points The show examined the tribulations of childhood, including anger, fear, even a visit to the dentist Fred 'Mister' Rogers Dies of Cancer at 74 Feb 27, 5:45 AM EST Fred Rogers, who gently invited millions of children to be his neighbor as host of the public television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than 30 years, died of cancer early Thursday He once volunteered at a state prison in Pittsburgh and helped set up a playroom there for children visiting their parents Rogers died at his Pittsburgh home, said family spokesman David Newell, who played Mr households with televisions tuned in Its ratings peaked in 1985-86 when approximately 8 percent of all U Rogers accepted an offer to develop his own 15-minute show in Canada Rogers did much of the puppet work and voices himself 7 percent, or 3 Rogers was an unseen puppeteer in "The Children's Corner," a local show he and Josie Carey launched at WQED in 1954 During the Persian Gulf War, Rogers told youngsters that "all children shall be well taken care of in this neighborhood and beyond â€â€? in times of war and in times of peace," and he asked parents to promise their children they would always be safe S " His message remained a simple one throughout the years, telling his viewers to love themselves and others At a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the show in 1993, Rogers said, "It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance He brought the show, called "Misterogers," back to Pittsburgh and in February 1968 began its public broadcasting debut He swam daily, read voraciously and listened to Beethoven McFeely on the show â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: http://pbskids org/rogers "He was so genuinely, genuinely kind, a wonderful person," Newell said The series remained popular through the years, including with children of baby boomers who watched the show growing up Rogers' gentle manner was the butt of some comedian's jokes Rogers composed his own songs for the show and began each episode in a set made to look like a comfortable living room, singing "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood," as he donned sneakers and a zip-up cardigan " Rogers was born in Latrobe, 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh It's what resides inside He studied early childhood development at the University of Pittsburgh's graduate school and consulted for decades with the late Dr "I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit As other children's programming opted for slick action cartoons, Rogers stayed the same and stuck to his message On each show, he would take his audience on a magical trolley ride into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where his puppet creations would interact with each other and adults That was his passion, his mission, and he did it from day one He produced not only these thousands of programs, but these books and records "It's easy to say 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem " Rogers came out of broadcasting retirement last year to record four public service announcements for the Public Broadcasting Service telling parents that children might be confused by the anniversary of the Sept He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1962 with a charge to continue his work with children and families through television "His mission was to work with families and children for television 6 million people " Off the set, Rogers was much like his television persona Rogers taught children how to share, how to deal with anger and even how not to fear the bathtub by assuring them they'll never go down the drain In seven years of unscripted, live television on the show, he developed many of the puppets used in "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," including King Friday XIII, Daniel Striped Tiger and Curious X the Owl I consider those people my heroes He was 74 Rogers is survived by his wife, Joanne, a concert pianist; two sons and two grandsons Eddie Murphy parodied him on "Saturday Night Live" in the 80's with his "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood," a routine Rogers found funny and affectionate "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility," he said in 1994 Margaret McFarland, an eminent child development expert at the university |
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