Why do Broadway shows cost so much to put on?

Why is it so hard to mount a financially successful Broadway show today. The problem today is that costs are extraordinarily high. They're higher than they have ever been before.So, the carrying costs from week to week are really just very hard to get over. You know, union labor, almost everyone that works on a show is union and they have a lot of protections, especially after the pandemic. So, those costs are high.the uh theater rent for the limited number of Broadway theaters there are is a singledigit pe ...