Yet another Broadway competitor . . .

The Producer's Perspective: Broadway used to own Times Square. Back in the day, if you wanted live entertainment (other than a few seedy strip clubs or the crazy homeless guy on the corner of 47th that talked about his feet), Broadway was it.

It ain’t that way any more. We’ve got stand-up comedy shows, the Best Buy concert venue, B.B. King’s, The Ride (half bus tour/half show), not to mention Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, Madame Tussauds, about 37 movie screens, and my favorite new theatrical experience . . . standing on the steps and watching people walk by. And that ain’t no joke. That’s a thing that tourists do now. And psssst, it’s free (until the city finds a way to slap a facility fee on it).