So when a cast was assembled that included Ms. Keaton, Ms. Hawn and Mr. Shandling, Mr. DeLuca said, he decided to take a gamble and start production even though the script was unfinished.
On "Close the Door," a silky Gamble and Huff production, Mr. Pendergrass punctuates his pleadings with a shouted invitaion: "Come here, woman!" This is singleminded music, but it's also surprisingly versatile: some listeners will hear a great singer navigating the transition from soul to disco to 1980's R&B; others, no doubt, will be content merely to act out the lyrics.
The alterations to the show are musical, structural and technological, and constitute a gamble for a production that "was not a broken show in any way," as Martin put it in an interview with The Times.
It's about being able to gamble on riskier productions by casting several stars rather than one.
One longtime reputed gang member compares the illicit gambling and liquor production in maximum-security prisons to bootlegging during Prohibition and the high-roller tables in Las Vegas.
Sharia law restricts other investments, too, and forbids Muslims from receiving interest payments, although dividends on shares are permissible, so long as they are not derived from alcohol production, gambling or pornography.
Hardware startups are considered "hard," requiring huge gambles on design, production quality, and supply chain management that software startups simply don't need.
Shari'ah law allows investment in company shares (common stock) as long as those companies do not engage in lending, gambling or the production of alcohol, tobacco, weaponry or pornography.
"Members of the board were determined not to again gamble on a Broadway production, and were not informed that they were gambling with the Public Theater's budget to produce these plays," said someone close to the Public.
Labelle, "Back to Now" (Verve): Everyone knows the R. & B. trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash, if only because of "Lady Marmalade"; they're reuniting for their first album in more than three decades, with production by Gamble and Huff and Lenny Kravitz (Oct . 21.
