Stewart believes it's become too risky for producers to bring the work of an unknown American playwright to Broadway because it is just too much of a gamble. Whether it's in a new play or a revival, those who do make it to Broadway find it a heady experience. British actress Jennifer Ehle won the best actress in a play Tony for The Real Thing having previously performed the same role in London. She found audiences in New York openly admire Tom Stoppard's work. People really embrace Tom's work here and sort of find an optimism and warmth in it that I don't think people always respond to in England.
Opinions really diverge when it comes to assessing the current health of New York theatre.
But Jed Bernstein remains optimistic.