Broadway’s ‘Giant,’ With John Lithgow as Roald Dahl, Turns a Profit in 10 Weeks
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }Performances in N.Y.C.Broadway GuideFree Summer Plays‘Birthright’‘The Loved Ones’‘La Cage aux Folles’AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. That means the producers can repay investors the money they put up to finance the show, and can start earning and distributing profits.The show, which focuses on remarks Dahl made while criticizing Israel, made back its money in just 10 weeks, with only seven performances a week for most of those weeks.
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- ▪That means the producers can repay investors the money they put up to finance the show, and can start earning and distributing profits.The show, which focuses on remarks Dahl made while criticizing Israel, made back its money in just 10 wee
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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }Performances in N.Y.C.Broadway GuideFree Summer Plays‘Birthright’‘The Loved Ones’‘La Cage aux Folles’AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Supported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTBroadway’s ‘Giant,’ With John Lithgow, Turns a Profit in 10 WeeksThe fast success of this play, about the children’s author Roald Dahl, is a rarity on Broadway, where most shows lose money.Listen · 3:39 min Share full article26John Lithgow as Roald Dahl in “Giant.”Credit...Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesBy Michael PaulsonMay 19, 2026 !function(){var e="gps_module_impressions",s="gps_suppress_module",t=new…
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