Despite Star In Lead, B’way Play Had Trouble Raising Funds

“Even having a major Hollywood name in a Broadway play does not guarantee that investors will rush to put money into it in these recessionary days, theater producers are learning. Case in point: Jane Fonda’s star turn in ’33 Variations,’ the new play written and directed by Moisés Kaufman now in previews at the Eugene O’Neill Theater and opening on March 9.”