Saturday, October 11, 2008

Broadway & the Economy

Obviously, the economic meltdown is permeating all parts of popular culture these days. So in keeping with my musical theater interest, here's a story about how Broadway is effected by Wall Street. Some new productions, the article notes, have already lost an investor or two. Both for-profit and nonprofit theaters are struggling. At the local level, I'm sure many community theaters will face a difficult year of both fundraising and attracting audiences. Even I have to admit that I may need to cut down on my entertainment budget for awhile.

1 comment:

SKN said...

Here's some further reading on how the econmoic crisis is effecting nonprofits: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848864,00.html

Note, it references the Center on Philanthropy's "Philanthropic Giving Index.