And for movies that do get a theatrical run, individuals have to reckon with Hollywood's notoriously tricky accounting practices, where producers, distributors, talent and myriad other parties often get paid before the equity holders.
Ms. Tipton's lighting and Mr. Loquasto's barnlike set provide a theatrical background for individual standout performances.
"People have responded to individual theatrical texts by connecting them to natural and found environments for many, many years," she said, adding, "The trap of these things is whether it's simply a gimmick".
A theatrical and charismatic individual, Clarke could "charm senior officers brilliantly, but he also got things done".
Andrew Lloyd Webber's songs also give theatrical life to the individual cats in TS Eliot's anthropomorphic poems.
He has set up a foundation that supports numerous charities, individuals and theatrical projects including an annual Oxford professorship at St Catherine's College.
A hybrid, with actors and dancers, it recalls the Tanztheater of Pina Bausch in the way its performers talk as much as they move and make their individual personalities highly theatrical (and these also sing).
Now: Theatrical producer and private investor.
The awards, which "recognize and honor individuals in the theatrical community who have made a significant contribution to Broadway over a 10 year period," will be announced on Sunday as part of Broadway on Broadway, a free concert in which cast members from new and continuing shows perform in Times Square.
There is a comprehensive listing of awards -- the Oscars, the Pulitzer, the Theater Library Association -- and individual pages devoted to theatrical news from more than 25 cities across the country.
