Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: Broadway Needs More Risky Musicals
October 03, 2025
October 03, 2025
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 1, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion:
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Broadway Needs More Risky Musicals
By Allison Schrager
Big Broadway musicals are failing at an alarming rate. None of the 18 that opened last year has so far turned a profit. Some theater critics will surely say that's because too many of these shows are derivative and play it safe, but I am an economist, s . . .
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Broadway Needs More Risky Musicals
By Allison Schrager
Big Broadway musicals are failing at an alarming rate. None of the 18 that opened last year has so far turned a profit. Some theater critics will surely say that's because too many of these shows are derivative and play it safe, but I am an economist, s . . .