Winter weather plays havoc on Broadway

It's a time-honored tradition, the show must go on.

But on Broadway, snow or even merely the report of blustery winter weather can affect how plays and musicals do at the box office.

"People in Manhattan who are shrewd can probably get into anything they want," Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing, said Wednesday as more than flurries swirled through Times Square.

Theater producers _ by tweeting, on Facebook and with e-mail blasts _ reacted quickly to news of inclement weather on what is a two-performance day for most shows.

"It's kind of like a bonus day (for theatergoers)," said Sue …