The marquees
they are a changin' on Broadway.
At least nine plays and musicals have announced closing dates,
including shows with planned limited runs -- such as the revival of Plaza Suite,
American Buffalo and Macbeth, all of which are closing on July 10.
Also closing in July is the comedy “The Minutes,” which received
a Tony nomination for Best New Play, and “Company,” the reimagined version of
the Stephen Sondheim musical.
Through the remainder of the summer and into early fall, several
more shows will call it quits. The political farce “POTUS: Or, Behind Every
Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive,” and “Tina: The Tina
Turner Musical” are ending their Broadway runs. POTUS is a previously
scheduled closing, while Tina has experienced an uneven box office
throughout this year.
The most enduring shows to announce a closing are “Come From Away,” closing
Oct. 2, the Sept. 11 inspired musical that opened in 2017 and has become the
longest running show in the 105-year history of Broadway's Schoenfeld
Theatre, and “Dear Evan Hansen,” which opened in 2016, will close
in Sept. 18.