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Posted: 1/14/09 at 3:19pm
Another one bites the dust. So sad:
"FROM TIME OUT NEW YORK BLOG
More bad news: The Zipper goes down
Posted in Music, Theater by Adam Feldman on January 14th, 2009
Music and theater venues have been closing left and right lately, but none of the news has been quite so distressing as the sudden announcement—just a few minutes ago—that the Zipper Factory would be ceasing operations immediately. (I had planned to see a promising young British duo called Frisky and Mannish there tonight; the show has been pulled, along with everything else.)
The news is especially troubling because the Zipper has really been coming into its own over the past few months, offering full and eclectic schedules that have given Joe’s Pub a run for its money. Among the upcoming-show casualties is the second edition of Our Hit Parade (see photo), the wild premiere of which was one of the best shows of last year; my equally smitten colleague Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote a great description of it here. Part two had been scheduled for January 31; it’s unclear where the show will land now. (To track this question, check out the group’s fun new website—which features a weird new cover of a different pop song every day.)
Lovers of alternative theater and music in Manhattan are getting used to taking punches. But the Zipper closure hits below the belt."
"FROM TIME OUT NEW YORK BLOG
More bad news: The Zipper goes down
Posted in Music, Theater by Adam Feldman on January 14th, 2009
Music and theater venues have been closing left and right lately, but none of the news has been quite so distressing as the sudden announcement—just a few minutes ago—that the Zipper Factory would be ceasing operations immediately. (I had planned to see a promising young British duo called Frisky and Mannish there tonight; the show has been pulled, along with everything else.)
The news is especially troubling because the Zipper has really been coming into its own over the past few months, offering full and eclectic schedules that have given Joe’s Pub a run for its money. Among the upcoming-show casualties is the second edition of Our Hit Parade (see photo), the wild premiere of which was one of the best shows of last year; my equally smitten colleague Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote a great description of it here. Part two had been scheduled for January 31; it’s unclear where the show will land now. (To track this question, check out the group’s fun new website—which features a weird new cover of a different pop song every day.)
Lovers of alternative theater and music in Manhattan are getting used to taking punches. But the Zipper closure hits below the belt."
Updated On: 1/14/09 at 03:19 PM
