593. You Can Make a Killing, but Not a Living

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Broadway operates on a winner-take-most business model. A runaway hit like Stereophonic — which just won five Tony Awards — will create a few big winners. But even the stars of the show will have to go elsewhere to make real money. (Part two of a two-part series.)

SOURCES:David Adjmi • , author and playwright. Sonia Friedman • , theater producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions. John Johnson • , theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions. Tom Pecinka • , actor. Sarah Pidgeon • , actor.

RESOURCES: • " Tony Award Winners 2024: The Full List • ," by Rachel Sherman ( The New York Times, • 2024). • " Everything to Know About the Stranger Things: The First Shadow Play in London • ," by Tara Bitran ( Tudum, • 2024). Stereophonic • , by David Adjmi, Will Butler, and Daniel Aukin (2023).

EXTRAS: • " How to Make the Coolest Show on Broadway • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2024).


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