This Week on Broadway for May 18, 2009: Drama Desk Awards

This Week on Broadway for Monday, May 18, 2009 Drama Desk Wrap-Up Peter Filichia and Matthew Murray give us an inside view of Drama Desk voting. Is Billy Elliott the next Wicked (in terms of sales) Budgets - Spider Man $40 million budget? Alan Cumming salary Increase in ticket prices to support higher budgets? Breaking the "rules" of Broadway Is the Wednesday matinee useful? Union rules and A Christmas Carol @ MSG On the 20th Century backers audition What do we think of Matt Windham's AMNY Blog on the DD ceremony? Drama Desk ceremony broadcast history Neil Patrick Harris hosting Tony Awards The disaster that has been Tony telecasts of the past We'll Take a Glass Together from Grand Hotel on Tony Awards Michael Jeter's speech Participate! What will win on Tony night? What should win? Let us know at 646-349-1031 or on the contact form on BroadwayStars.com Music on the podcast: Baseball from Ragtime We'll Take a Glass Together from Grand Hotel