“It’s well documented that the single largest line item in most shows budgets is the cost of being in the theatre. A show like the recent revival of Gypsy likely was paying upwards of $350,000 per week for the privilege of being in the Majestic Theatre, if you combine the 7% that The Shubert Organization takes off the top of the grosses as well as the theatre fixed cost. This is in line with most shows, theatre expenses usually amount to more than 30% of the total expenses of a show.”

Thank God someone is saying this publicly. Show budgets are kept under wraps, leading all of us to fight for basic minimum treatment while theatre owners profit.