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Because the entire live theatre ecosystem can only exist with subsidies.

Wages for everyone involved are low, everyone in the industry is working side gigs, and without government help, the entire thing will collapse.

(I'm also unsure anyone actually enjoys Cats.)

There's a few profitable companies here and there, but they wouldn't exist without a large feeder ecosystem.

Source: my spouse worked in theatre for a decade.



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