The new year will bring a wave of closings across Broadway, as 15 shows are scheduled to end their runs over the next two months.
According to a Broadway World report, New Year”™s Day will see the final performance of Jefferson Mays”™ one-man show “A Christmas Carol.” Jan. 8 will see four shows closing ”“ “1776,” “Almost Famous,” “Beetlejuice” and “Into the Woods” ”“ while Jan. 15 has five shows ringing down the final curtain ”“ the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning “A Strange Loop,” “Death of a Salesman,” Hugh Jackman”™s turn as “The Music Man,” “The Old Man & the Pool” and “Topdog/Underdog.” On Jan. 29, “The Collaboration” and “The Piano Lesson” will depart.
On Feb. 5, the revival of “Take Me Out” will exit, while Feb. 12 will see the Pulitzer-winning “Between Riverside and Crazy” and “Ohio State Murders,” which was the first production in the newly christened James Earl Jones Theatre.
Another show, “Ain”™t No Mo,” concluded its production on Dec. 23.
