We've proven that we're a distinct audience from Broadway, so producers are loosening up in regards to that.

Give My Regards to Broadway

What better way to send your regards to Broadway and to New York than by coming to New York and getting a tax deduction for it and supporting our city, helping us get back on our feet,

We had Celia Cruz one year and she did pretty well. Next year, we did La India, and she did pretty well. The third time, we did them together and the audience went through the roof.

On 'Scandal,' they've proven that they're not scared of shocking the audience.

[On the other hand, Lions says, big names can be a boon to playwrights as well as producers. Broadway] has lost a lot of talented writers to Hollywood, ... to take a chance on theater. That's how it's done in London. In an ideal world, young writers could move back and forth between New York and Los Angeles.