Can “Plow” Survive Without Piven?

Some of his former castmates are happy to see him gone, but Jeremy Piven’s departure from the Broadway play “Speed the Plow” may wind up costing them their jobs. Things are pretty bleak lately on B’Way, with many plays closing. The revival of “Speed the Plow” may be joining them as ticket sales have plummeted since Piven left the play, citing illness die to “mercury poisoning.” Grosses have dropped nearly $160,000 from the previous week and the show is playing to half-empty houses. 

William H. Macy is scheduled to take over the role in mid-January—if the show doesn’t close before then.

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