Backing 'Taboo' Backfires on Rosie by MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
"Even in the days of David Merrick, he had investors," theater historian and critic Ken Mandelbaum says, referring to the legendary producer of such musicals as "Gypsy," "Hello, Dolly!" and more. "He wasn't the sole investor, surely. (Like O'Donnell) there must be other examples (of solo investing), but nothing on this scale."