The decision has been made to curtail or reduce the annual contribution. The foundation has been doing an awful lot over the past 10 years and it's time to give it a rest. . . . The Denver Center needs to increase our earned income, which is ticket sales and income through donations.

My whole view of Las Vegas and the theatrical maneuvering is a little bit of let's just wait and watch for a while and see how it plays out.

Basically, it's your philosophy on what a preview is, what it's for, and what people should spend for it. And I try to err on the side of the consumer.

Maybe we have to reduce our expectations, because we don't have multiple blockbusters rolling through Denver every year.

If we had known from the start that we were going to be the first jump, well, we would have looked at it completely differently.

As they work on more material, it becomes more Colorado-centric - is that the right word? (There's) nothing like spearing local politicians, and I mean that in the kindest and most loving of ways, of course.

It's definitely a change. We've had a great deal of long-term success in the Galleria Theatre, we've had a few problem shows, and we just thought we would try something different.