To answer the question you posed, it's hard to imagine the Jeff Loeffelholz tragedy has affected ''Chicago's'' financial fortunes at all.
Jeff died on June 29. BroadwayWorld.com posted the news on July 5. The N.Y. Post reported on July 6 that ''Chicago's'' producers were ''devastated'' by Jeff's death and had hired an attorney, Judd Bernstein, to conduct ''an exhaustive investigation'' into the allegations of bullying.
Since then, Justice for Jeff, a blog created by his fans, has posted accounts by a few ''Chicago'' alumni recalling their backstage experiences.
And there's been chatter on this board and BroadwayWorld's message board, but as for ''being in the news,'' has it?
Playbill.com finally posted a report on July 11, recapping old news, and followed the next day with an appreciation of Jeff.
It's July 16. The death of this over 20-year Broadway veteran (and the probe) still goes unreported at Broadway.com and TheaterMania.
More surprisingly and more concerningly, the same can be said of the N.Y. Times, Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, Deadline.com, etc.
Meantime, you can glimpse Jeff's comic artistry and Michael Tidd's in this Dangerous Duets video, spoofing Trevor Nunn's shows.
Earlier that year (1993), Jeff and Michael won the MAC Award for Musical Comedy, and you can see why in this funny footage. |
