“The drama, the laughter, the tears just like pearlsâ€: lyrics to the song “Let Me Be Your Star,†yes, but also what we’ve come to expect from the theater itself, onstage and off. New York City’s theater industry is often dazzling, absurd, cruel, heartbreaking, and ridiculous all at once. For every show that becomes a sensation, so many others flop, and even ones that seem like hits might not actually be making money. It’s a baffling tangle, but good news for us: Behind the scenes or in the footlights, there’s always something interesting to talk about.
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