Without playing even a single performance, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” is already the stuff of Broadway infamy. It’s poised — should it ever open — to be the most expensive flop in theater history.
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Will LA Opera’s Ambitious “Ring” Earn Its Way?
“The project could come in with a balanced budget if the most optimistic scenarios pan out for ticket sales and donations. On the downside, according to figures quoted by Rountree, a deficit of $2.5 million could loom. That would compound the financial challenges facing a company that already has cut staff in response to the economic downturn, and has announced a scaled-back season for 2010-11.”