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- BUSINESS, Page 51Business NotesENTERTAINMENTSelling Drama At a Discount
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- While Broadway producers are humming to the tune of
- profitable musicals like City of Angels, the plight of drama
- is downbeat. Theaters that once launched plays by Arthur Miller
- and Clifford Odets have become hostile territory for
- non-musical works. With tickets hitting $60, theatergoers
- typically prefer the full song-and-dance for their money. To
- rebuild drama's audience, a coalition of producers, unions,
- theater owners and suppliers has created the Broadway Alliance,
- a unique agreement that will cut ticket costs by as much as
- 50%.
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- Three Broadway theaters will impose a ceiling of $24 on
- tickets for plays produced under the plan. To slash costs,
- Alliance members will work for less money. Actors, for example,
- will accept a 25% reduction in minimum salaries and receive a
- share of any profits. The Alliance hopes the markdowns will
- bring back theater enthusiasts who have been forced to turn to
- off-Broadway houses.
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