On April 3, the hottest ticket in New York City was the opening night of George Clooney’s Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck. Hollywood stars including Jennifer Lopez and Uma Thurman ...

From a financial perspective, bringing Hollywood A-listers to Broadway is a no-brainer. The previous highest-grossing Broadway season was 2018-2019, which earned $1.83 billion.

Davis, whose first Broadway credit was in Wilson's "Seven Guitars" in 1996 and who won her first Tony for her turn in the playwright's "King Hedley II" in 2001, is one of a cohort of big-name ...