Word: weissler
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...another. That has been rewarding for Chamberlain: his deal is 10% of the gross. About the show itself, he is less enthusiastic. He is delighted with the role and the approach of English director Howard Davies. "On the physical side," Chamberlain says, however, "the producers, Fran and Barry Weissler, have treated it like summer stock. They have tried to ride very heavily on my name...
...Weisslers, who specialize in musical revivals, readily concede that Lady has been sparely mounted. Part of that, they say, is the director's vision, and part of it is common sense. Despite extensive alterations in sets and & costumes, it will arrive on Broadway having cost just $3 million, vs. $5 million for Guys and Dolls (not to mention almost $10 million for the costliest new musical ever, Miss Saigon). Even so, it is not yet in profit, and Broadway is a more expensive environment, with higher union costs and fewer seats in the theater. According to Barry Weissler, while...
...path to get there was bumpy. Hartford Stage mounted a different-looking version last fall that Lincoln Center pledged to bring to Broadway but then reneged on. With less than three months left in the season, Fran and Barry Weissler, who have won three Tony Awards by mounting star-package revivals like 1990's Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, decided to make this no-stars gay story their first new musical. Says Fran, a grandmother: "This was a big departure for us, our usual investors and our usual audiences. Half of the money in the show ((it cost...