629. How Is Live Theater Still Alive?
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Freakonomics Radio explores Broadway economics through Three Summers of Lincoln musical development, examining production costs, creative processes, performer economics, and theatrical industry challenges.
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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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- Three Summers of LincolnBy guest
“Joe DiPietro, Daniel Watts, and Crystal Monet Hall collaborate on Abraham Lincoln musical about Civil War summers, Frederick Douglass relationship, requiring years of unpaid creative work.”
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“Brian Stokes Mitchell unexpectedly quits Three Summers of Lincoln project one day before La Jolla Playhouse tickets go on sale”
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