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Superstar comedian/actor Will Ferrell made his Broadway debut with the hit comedy You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush. The show was directed by Adam McKay, Ferrell's longtime collaborator, and director of the comedy classics Anchorman, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and last summer's box office hit Step Brothers. You're Welcome America... concluded its Broadway run on March 15th, 2009. It played 18 previews and 46 regular performances. The hit comedy has also recouped its original investment of $2.09 million. In this segment of Priceless Spotlight we revisit with Will Ferrell as he took his very first creative steps with the Broadway smash!