Sales fall for Piven-less play

Business tumbled last week for the Broadway revival of “Speed-the-Plow,” now without the services of Jeremy Piven, who abruptly quit the show after saying he was suffering from mercury poisoning.

The David Mamet comedy grossed $326,559, down nearly $160,000 from the previous week, according to figures released Monday by the Broadway League, the industry’s trade organization. The show played to about 50% capacity at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.