In a statement obtained by Entertainment Weekly, the show’s producers called the closure “not the outcome we had hoped for.” However, they “remain undeterred, unflinching, and unstoppable. Thoughts of a Colored Man is ending its historic run as the first show starring, written, directed, and lead produced by Black men. “We are heartbroken that the COVID virus won’t allow us to finish our glorious scheduled run.” We feel so blessed to have been able to continue playing when Broadway returned in September of this year,” producer Barry Weissler said in a statement. “It has been such an honor to bring Waitress to Broadway. Waitress, the Sara Bareilles–scored musical, was set to reopen after canceling performances on December 21 but instead will end its run early. Jagged Little Pill was the first show to announce an early closure on December 20 “due to the detection of multiple positive COVID-19 cases within the company,” the show’s producers said in a statement. Its final show will be January 9 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The show is going on hiatus until March 14, per Deadline. The return will come after eight standbys - Pearl Sun, Tony LePage, Monette McKay, Marika Aubrey, Julie Reiber, Holly Ann Butler, John Jellison, and Happy McPartlin - performed on December 26. The show’s opening night, originally set for January 19, has now been delayed to January 26.Ĭome From Away canceled performances starting on December 30 and is set to resume on January 7. Skeleton Crew will resume performances on January 11 after cancelations due to breakthrough COVID cases. Doubtfire, which closed in hopes of coming back March 14. The hope is that the show will come out of hibernation in the spring, after the Omicron surge. The Bob Dylan musical will make its Broadway bow on January 23. It will move to the Belasco Theatre on Wednesday, June 1 starring Greg Kinnear as Atticus Finch. And in Los Angeles, the production of A Christmas Carol starring Bradley Whitford has also closed (per the Wrap.)Īaron Sorkin’s staging of Harper Lee’s classic is leaving the Shubert Theatre Sunday, January 16. Doubtfire, Waitress, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Six, Hadestown, Aladdin, The Lion King, Dear Evan Hansen, the Rockettes’ Christmas show, Candace Bushnell’s one-woman show Is There Still Sex in the City?, and Tina. The Omicron variant has swept through the theater world, affecting Ain’t Too Proud, Freestyle Love Supreme, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Several shows, both on and Off Broadway, have canceled holiday performances or closed altogether because of surging COVID-19 cases.
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