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…the success of a Broadway show depends increasingly on the presence of bankable Hollywood names on the marquee, even for a nonprofit company like the Roundabout. “The reality is that stars sell single tickets,” Mr. Haimes said. “A third of our budget” — about $14 million a year — “comes from single ticket sales, and probably the most important aspect to single ticket sales is the name of the show and who’s in it. There is pressure, no doubt about it.