Actually, closing night was last night.
Marina Prior (Rona Lisa Peretti) was out for the matinee and closing night last night, as the season sold out so quickly and extended. She was previously contracted to do an opera gig in the country somewhere. However, Jackie Rae Lythgo (the Spelling Bee female swing) went on for her in both of yesterday's shows and was brilliant.
The closing night was very emotional, with Magda (William Barfee) tearing up tremendously at the final curtain call.
It looks like the show will indeed be produced again next year in Sydney as part of the Sydney Theater Company's 2007 season (similar to Urinetown transferring up there this year).
The show was an absolute hit, with audiences raving. It was a wonderful show - REALLY brilliant.
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"...But Kungurtseva reels off multiple fouettes and the tape is stopped so she can take a bow. The Jester, an abomination introduced to Swan Lake in Soviet times, extorts applause from the audience. The cuts don't help the storytelling, the production is bare bones and they go for the '50s-style happy ending.
The audience cheers like mad at the end. It's the Russian ballet, after all..."
