Charles W. 'Chuck' Bryant

And then as they were remodeling that in 94, before they were finished, Disney opened Beauty and the Beast at the Palace Theater. Of course, the adaptation of the 91 animated film. And it was almost a $12 million budget, the most expensive musical ever at the time, and ended up running for about 13 years to total grosses of about 430 mil.

And then as they were remodeling that in 94, before they were finished, Disney opened Beauty and the Beast at the Palace Theater. Of course, the adaptation of the 91 animated film. And it was almost a $12 million budget, the most expensive musical ever at the time, and ended up running for about 13 years to total grosses of about 430 mil.

And then as they were remodeling that in 94, before they were finished, Disney opened Beauty and the Beast at the Palace Theater. Of course, the adaptation of the 91 animated film. And it was almost a $12 million budget, the most expensive musical ever at the time, and ended up running for about 13 years to total grosses of about 430 mil.

Yeah. I mean, the returns on Broadway, if you can get a smash hit going, you know, it's not like you have to sink $200 million into it like you do a big budget movie.

Yeah. I mean, the returns on Broadway, if you can get a smash hit going, you know, it's not like you have to sink $200 million into it like you do a big budget movie.

Yeah. I mean, the returns on Broadway, if you can get a smash hit going, you know, it's not like you have to sink $200 million into it like you do a big budget movie.

For sure. Should we take our second break?

For sure. Should we take our second break?

For sure. Should we take our second break?

All right, we'll be right back and finish up on Broadway right after this.

All right, we'll be right back and finish up on Broadway right after this.

All right, we'll be right back and finish up on Broadway right after this.

All right. So Broadway, you can go for escape a spare. You always have been able to. You still can. But starting in the mid-90s with Rent, people really started tackling some heavier topics. Jonathan Larson's rock musical talked about addiction and suicide and poverty and AIDS. Rent was another one I left. It was fine, but it was another situation where I was with friends and everyone was

All right. So Broadway, you can go for escape a spare. You always have been able to. You still can. But starting in the mid-90s with Rent, people really started tackling some heavier topics. Jonathan Larson's rock musical talked about addiction and suicide and poverty and AIDS. Rent was another one I left. It was fine, but it was another situation where I was with friends and everyone was

All right. So Broadway, you can go for escape a spare. You always have been able to. You still can. But starting in the mid-90s with Rent, people really started tackling some heavier topics. Jonathan Larson's rock musical talked about addiction and suicide and poverty and AIDS. Rent was another one I left. It was fine, but it was another situation where I was with friends and everyone was

I can't remember. There was some weird distraction where everyone was like, do you want to leave? I think our seats were bad or something. And it just wasn't happening. But I want to see Rent again. Larson very tragically died at 35 years old of an aortic aneurysm the night before it premiered off Broadway.

I can't remember. There was some weird distraction where everyone was like, do you want to leave? I think our seats were bad or something. And it just wasn't happening. But I want to see Rent again. Larson very tragically died at 35 years old of an aortic aneurysm the night before it premiered off Broadway.

I can't remember. There was some weird distraction where everyone was like, do you want to leave? I think our seats were bad or something. And it just wasn't happening. But I want to see Rent again. Larson very tragically died at 35 years old of an aortic aneurysm the night before it premiered off Broadway.

Just a brutal, brutal story.

Just a brutal, brutal story.