Emanuel "Manny" Azenbergis an American theatre producer and general manager whose professional relationship with playwright Neil Simon spans thirty-three years... (wikipedia)
This is an industry that doesn't have the common cold... It has cholera.
Will the theater disappear? No. Is it healthy? Also no.
We want this to be an event that lives up to the advance sale.
I don't think we can take out any ads, ... because it would be misleading. We don't have any tickets.
A great choice. The man is a major American playwright.
The short-term problems are economic - royalties, unions, irresponsible management. The long-term problems are artistic, and they started 40 years ago with the advent of television and the upgrading of films.