He did. A show that will close losing its entire investment, as has every other show of his.
There is a basic question that the Tony (and the mention of the Spring Awakening he produced, which was well received) prompts: is it something to be respected and applauded when a commercial producer repeatedly produces shows (some very good) that are financial failures? Had Davenport set up a competitor to the Roundabout (not a bad idea actually), he would not be getting the disrespect he does. But instead he writes blogs and even charges people to teach others how to produce and market commercial Broadway productions, something he has never succeeded in doing. I was always taught that if you want to get a quick read on who is respected, you look to see who has done business with that person. In this case the answer has striking similarities to a certain New York real estate mogul who couldn't get any respect. I guess we should watch out. |
