“Broadway continued its January decline last week, with total cume down $2 million to $13.9 million for 21 shows on the boards. Still, a few shows saw upticks, notably ‘Speed-the-Plow’ ($421,987), which rose $87,000 in the first week of perfs with new star William H. Macy, who stepped into the lead role originally occupied by the departed Jeremy Piven (and played over the holidays by Norbert Leo Butz).” This is Broadway’s traditional slow time, slower this year with the recent spate of show closings.