New York Times
September 3, 1981
Critic's Notebook:
Praise the Actor Who Takes Command
By FRANK RICH
Once upon a time August was a month for ''layoffs'' on Broadway. To escape the box-office doldrums, productions would disband until the city filled up again in the fall; new shows wouldn't even dream of lighting their marquees.
But, as the huge commercial success of ''42d Street'' most spectacularly proved a year ago, producers no longer need wait for Labor Day to unveil their latest wares. Audiences are ready to line up for tickets in the summer's dog days, provided the show is right - and light. This August, two productions took the plunge, and although one of them, ''The Supporting Cast,'' is wilting before the leaves in Central Park, the revival of ''My Fair Lady'' is likely to be with us for months to come. On Broadway, if not at Yankee Stadium, a .500 win-loss record is nothing to scoff at...