| The other aspect is, and this may depend on Scott Rudin more than anyone else, is that a show shouldn't have to be standing room only and selling out million dollar premium tickets to make money or even break even. Assuming the production goes into the black with Midler still in it, I wonder what the grosses could drop to with anyone else before the show starts losing money. Clearly, there are few who will command whatever salary/percentage that Midler is getting, so there's going to be a cost savings there regardless of who the actress is. |
