In 2016, in a throwback to an earlier practice on Broadway, Rudin demanded that all critics attend the Opening Night performance of his production of "The Front Page," which starred Nathan Lane, John Slattery, John Goodman, Holland Taylor, and Robert Morse. (Typically, critics are invited to several performances prior to Opening Night, giving them ample time to file reviews.) In a public dispute, "Hollywood Reporter" critic David Rooney, who had a conflict on the date of the Opening, balked at the change, adding, "You know nobody works at that pace anymore, right?" Rudin shot back, "Critics reviewed shows on Broadway this way for 100 years. You can do it for one night. Get over it." Rooney's rave review eventually ran two days later than other New York critics, on October 23.