| I don't see any indication at all that that Vanya had commercial producers; it was an RNT production. It also did not run beyond its subscription run and it was one of several subscription runs around that time which was when they transitioned from the Criterion to the Selwyn (soon named the AA). There may be a few examples of buying tickets from a commercial production as LCT has done quite a bit but I cannot think of any. Also, the whole thing of having commercial producers connected is relatively recent. Finally, of course, MTC has only a short history as a Broadway producer. I am not sure how the Gramercy shows would relate; they were not Broadway. In any case, this really seems like a LCT only model (which makes sense because of how they use the Beaumont) whereas RNY created a different model by owning 3 houses on Broadway. One other point: LCT has also not been shy about commercial partners at the Beaumont, and also, I think, did buy tickets for a few shows they did not produce there. (e.g., Ann). |
