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re: Lee Roy Reams on Lauren Bacall, Arthur Laurents, Allan Carr, and the Mark Hellinger Theatre

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 07:23 pm EDT 08/15/14
In reply to:	re: Lee Roy Reams on Lauren Bacall, Arthur Laurents, Allan Carr, and the Mark Hellinger Theatre - AlanScott 07:00 pm EDT 08/15/14

Well, maybe we can chalk that story up as another Laurents fiction, assuming Lee Roy's memory or what he said is correct. Does anyone know if Laurents actually wrote about this in his book?

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re: Lee Roy Reams on Lauren Bacall, Arthur Laurents, Allan Carr, and the Mark Hellinger Theatre

Posted by:	pierce 02:03 am EDT 08/16/14
In reply to:	re: Lee Roy Reams on Lauren Bacall, Arthur Laurents, Allan Carr, and the Mark Hellinger Theatre - Michael_Portantiere 07:23 pm EDT 08/15/14

Not sure what appears in the Laurents book, but a 1987 blurb in the NY Times said La Cage aux Folles didn't move to the Hellinger because it would have cost $300,000. Carr's statement to the press (at the time) was "'With the current worldwide economic situation expected to cut deeply into Broadway ticket sales, coupled with the usual post-holiday slump, we cannot justify the expense.''
Link	La Cage aux Folles

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