The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not nearly as much variety and danger and challenge in what's being offered.

In 2005 Lithgow was elected into the American Theatre Hall of Fame for his work on Broadway. Lithgow later served on Harvard's Board of Overseers. In 2002 he narrated Life's Greatest Miracle a documentary about human embryonic development while in 2004 he portrayed the moralistic rigid father of Alfred Kinsey in that year's biopic Kinsey.

: /ˈlɪθɡoʊ/ LITH-goh; born October 19 1945) is an American character actor musician and author. He has also recorded music such as the 1999 album of children's music Singin' in the Bathtub and has written poetry and short stories for children such as Marsupial Sue. On the stage he appeared in the musical adaptation of Sweet Smell of Success winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.