It's the end of the spring season, normally a time when producers trot out their dressiest trivialities, while visions of tourist dollars dance in their heads. But in these times, iffy for both tourists and dollars, the theater seems to have taken the hint and sobered up: The Broadway season's closing roster is full of seriousness; the tiny, star-enabled plays with their little frissons and their little laughs have temporarily given way to heavier hitters. Of the nine Broadway shows still to open before the Tony nominators slam their notebooks shut, only one is a musical... More >>>