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629. How Is Live Theater Still Alive?

59 min episode · 2 min read
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Rocco Landesman,Joe DiPietro

Episode

59 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Product & Tech Trends, Economics & Policy

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What It Covers

Freakonomics Radio explores Broadway economics through Three Summers of Lincoln musical development, examining production costs, creative processes, performer economics, and theatrical industry challenges.

Notable Moment

Brian Stokes Mitchell unexpectedly quits Three Summers of Lincoln project one day before La Jolla Playhouse tickets go on sale, shocking producers and creative team for undisclosed personal reasons.

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