Well hold on now... a play vs a musical, when we're talking about the draw of a *singing* superstar, we can't compared a play she doesn't sing in and is an entirely new piece about someone most people have never heard of and don't care about.... to one of the most endearing, enduring, and recognizable musicals there is.
I think half the people who went because of Bette wouldn't have gone if someone else were starring in the Hello Dolly revival.
So it's about both, the performer and the show, very much so. |
