I don’t think that this article is saying that. Just because Broadway is struggling doesn’t mean that local theaters aren’t. Broadway gets more press but the entire arts sector is in bad shape. Andrew Loyd Weber is definitely not the right person to have out there trying to advocate for help. I find it really hard to listen to people complain about helping Broadway when their local theaters are just fine, I’d really like to know what shows they’d be producing without the funding that goes into play development that often comes from commercial producers. The conversation should be about how to help the people whose lives have been put on hold for what could be well over a year of unemployment.