Community vibrant despite some cuts

chicagotribune.com: "Unquestionably, this is a time with challenges. And because people in the culture industry don't like to admit when sales are down, you have to read between some lines. Last week's announcement of the closing of 'Wicked' Jan. 25, for example, came as the show is still pulling in more than $1 million a week. But it could also be read as some savvy producers' sense that while demand is not now slowing to any meaningful degree, it can't be expected to hold up for another year."