Is it hard to find the right shows to fit the Studio 54 space?
TH: Most musicals fit there very well. The thing about Studio 54, a lot of people want to work there, because they think it’s a cool space. A lot of directors want to work there. But the thing is, Studio 54 has a very strong point of view. It’s not like just going into a generic Broadway theatre. It’s this old Gothic space. There are shows that are enormously enhanced by the theatre, like Assassins; and then there’s The Pajama Game, which I don’t think would have been good for Studio 54. We could have done it there, but it’s a light, frothy, jolly musical and Studio 54 is sort of Gothic. It’s harder for plays. It’s a huge space. The proscenium is huge. We wouldn’t do every play there. We still have a completely flexible space, though the seats have been in there for a year and a half. Playbill.com: Do you think the cabaret seating will ever come back? TH: I don’t know, but I do think that some other configuration will come back. When we put in those seats, we spent a great deal of mone
