It began previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City on March 15, 2022, and opened on April 3, 2022[15] receiving mixed reviews, and earning Drabinsky a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical.
On March 25, 2009, Drabinsky and Livent co-founder Myron Gottlieb were found guilty of fraud and forgery in Ontario Superior Court for misstating the company's financial statements between 1993 and 1998.
[22] Drabinsky applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the application was dismissed without costs on March 29, 2012.
In December 2011, he was transferred to serve out his sentence at Beaver Creek Institution, a minimum security prison, located in Gravenhurst, Ontario,[25] and was released on day parole in February 2013.
[29] Myron Gottlieb and Gordon Eckstein, who were the other parties in the proceedings, subsequently entered into settlement agreements with the OSC in September 2014 and May 2015 respectively.
[38] On June 25, 2019, legal authorities in New York dismissed all outstanding criminal charges against Drabinsky (almost 20 years after accusing him of fraud involving Livent Inc.) with prejudice.
While the outstanding charges had been dormant for many years, they impeded Mr. Drabinsky from being able to travel to the United States, for fear of extradition.
[39] Drabinsky is now free to travel to-and-from the United States, and has been doing so frequently while working on his new musical, Paradise Square (formerly titled, Hard Times).
On July 17, 2014, Drabinsky was disbarred by the Tribunal of the Law Society of Upper Canada[40] for unbecoming conduct, having been found guilty of defrauding the public and forging certain financial statements.
[41] On November 29, 2012, Governor General David Johnston signed an Ordinance of Termination revoking Drabinsky's membership in the Order of Canada, originally conferred in 1995 in the Officer grade.
[42] Drabinsky subsequently filed an application in the Federal Court of Canada to block his removal,[43] which was dismissed on January 9, 2014.