Broadway likes moneymakers, but serious art gets the accolades

Los Angeles Times: "The message: Fluff might sell, but seriousness (sorry, 'Legally Blonde') is what the theater community stands by. Now if only art and commerce could join hands and turn out a show that's simultaneously — and unqualifiedly — a critical and popular hit. Then we'd all be smiling at revenue numbers that, despite their steady climb toward the billion-dollar mark, can't conceal such darker realities as a slew of multimillion-dollar flops (including 'High Fidelity,' 'Coram Boy' and the soon-to-be shuttered 'The Pirate Queen') and exorbitant ticket prices that have rendered Broadway a luxury item for the Zagat set. "