performed solo in Say Goodnight Gracie for 364 performances starting in 2002. William Gibson's play Golda's Balcony opened the next year, featuring Tovah Feldshuh, and ran for 493 performances. During 2005, Jackie Mason hosted his comedy Freshly Squeezed at the Hayes, and the Latino comedy revue Latinologues was also presented. The theater's productions in 2006 included Bridge and Tunnel, Kiki & Herb: Alive on Broadway, and Jay Johnson: The Two and Only. The musical Xanadu premiered at the Hayes in 2007 and ran there for 512 performances. While Tick died the same year, his family still co-owned the theater with Markinson. Second Stage Sale and continuing productions In July 2008, Markinson and the Tick family indicated their intention to sell the Hayes to Second Stage Theater, which planned to take over the theater in 2010. Second Stage was raising $35 million for both the acquisition and a renovation. In the meantime, Slava's Snowshow had a limited run at the Hayes during the 2008–2009 winter season. The 39 Steps moved to the Hayes in 2009 and ran for a year before relocating off-Broadway. In 2010, Second Stage launched a $45 million capital campaign, with commitments for half that amount, and the theater company was planning to sell the theater's naming rights for $15 million. Pfeiffer Partners had completed plans for a renovation of the theater's interior. The same year, the Hayes staged the play Next Fall, as well as Colin Quinn's one-man show Long Story Short, the latter of which was recorded at the theater as an HBO special. The popular rock musical Rock of Ages transferred to the Hayes in 2011, running there for nearly four years. Rock of Ages achieved the box office record for the Helen Hayes Theatre, grossing $744,667 over nine performances for the week ending December 30, 2012. After Second Stage finally raised enough money to buy the theater, Tick's family and Markinson requested that the sale be delayed until Rock of Ages closed. In February 2015, Second Stage sued the Hayes's owners for allegedly reneging on the 2008 sale agreement. Second Stage alleged that Tick's family and Markinson were trying to invalidate the sale by rushing the closing process. While the sale was supposed to have been finalized on February 17, Second Stage did not have enough money at that time to cover the $25 million purchase price. By then, the costs of acquiring and