Act One: The Controversy. The National's artistic director Trevor Nunn announces that his publicly funded ($18.5 million this year) theater will present an all-star revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's classic 1956 musical in collaboration with heavyweight commercial producer Cameron Mackintosh (the architect of Nunn-directed hits like Cats). The deal is that Mackintosh will be co-producer in return for the right to transfer...
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