Closing on January 4, 2009 were: 13 Boeing-Boeing Dividing the Estate (Limited Run) Grease Hairspray Liza's at the Palace (Limited Run) Slava's Snowshow (Limited Run) White Christmas (Limited Run) Young Frankenstein
Then on January 11: All My Sons (Limited Run) Gypsy Spamalot
And on January 18: Spring Awakening
It should be noted though that 10 of the 13 theatres vacated in January were booked by new shows before the end of the season.
I don't understand - it sounds like you're talking about a show closing as though it were a tragedy.
Imagine if every room at the Met Museum held a permanent, unchanging collection. Imagine if ABT had one evening of dances they showed over and over and over, or the NY Phil only played Mahler's 4th at each concert, or the Met Opera only showed La Traviata.
Shows close. New shows open. That's always been the state of every art, and it's nothing to mourn.
^it's just that when more than one show closes at a time it is less special.
For those who thought NEXT TO NORMAL wouldn't have a life outside Broadway, well it's now playing in 4 cities, 9 different countries and has been translated into 6 languages.
