Broadway closing

Broadway’s Green Ogre to Say Farewell: Shrek Will Officially Close on January 3

October 21, 2009 // 1 Comment

[picapp src=”5/c/3/2/63rd_Annual_Tony_58c7.jpg?adImageId=6340915&imageId=4957559″ width=”234″ height=”145″ /] Shrek the Musical will play its final performance at the Broadway Theatre on January 3, 2010, following 441 performances and 37 previews. The national tour of the musical based on the DreamWorks film will [...]

A fun farewell video for Broadway’s 9 to 5

September 8, 2009 // 0 Comments

9 to 5 closed on Broadway yesterday after playing 148 performances. Didn’t see it – luckily for you – the national tour is starting up in Nashville next year! The company put together a fun video farewell that is well worth watching: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will open at the Marquis in its place this [...]

Little Mermaid to Close on Broadway August 30

July 1, 2009 // 3 Comments

This week brings another sad closing announcement: Disney’s The Little Mermaid will close at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on August 30. The musical, composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and directed by Francesco Zambello, will have played 50 previews and 685 performances upon closing. Thomas Schumacher, producer and president of Disney [...]

Avenue Q to Close on Broadway on September 13

June 29, 2009 // 0 Comments

It’s a sad day on Broadway. Producers just announced that the critically acclaimed Avenue Q will close its run at the John Golden Theatre on September 13, 2009. When it closes, the Tony-award winning Best Musical will have played 22 previews and 2,534 performances. If you haven’t seen it yet – get your tickets now or forever regret it. [...]