George C. Wolfe heads into his eighth season at the helm of New York’s Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival with two costly Broadway flops in his wake – and $14 million in losses his theater has had to absorb. “Theater veterans have been asking why the Public’s board backed Mr. Wolfe on yet another risky Broadway venture so soon after the last one, and how it could stand by him when artistic directors around the country have been let go simply for losing subscribers.” – New York Times
NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL EXAMINED: What does the New York Times Story mean? – Theatre.com