The box office power of some movie actors is affecting the types of plays staged on Broadway. Should they hold such sway?When it was announced that David Tennant would be playing Richard II for the RSC both in Stratford and at the Barbican over Christmas, there were rumours of a rush for membership from those eager to get priority booking. If Tennant read the telephone directory aloud it would probably sell out, but …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM on February 11, 2013