NEW YORK, NEW YORK Will Close On Broadway
The Broadway premiere of New York, New York is closing up shop a bit quicker than anticipated. The show will play its final performance at the St. James Theatre on Sunday, July 30. At time of closing, New York, New York will have played 33 previews and 110 performances.
“We would like to thank the extraordinarily gifted and committed performers, who have been a dream to work with, alongside all of the friends — John Kander, David Thompson, Sharon Washington, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the sublime orchestra, the unwaveringly dedicated creative, production and administrative teams, the backstage staff and technicians, all of whom were led by the visionary Susan Stroman. And of course, we will be forever grateful to our fiercely committed and passionate co-producing and investing community, who enabled us all to bring this show to life," said producers Sonia Friedman and Tom Kirdahy.
The musical stars Colton Ryan, Anna Uzele, Clyde Alves, John Clay III, Janet Dacal, Ben Davis, Oliver Prose, Angel Sigala, and Emily Skinner, and an acting company that includes Wendi Bergamini, Allison Blackwell, Giovanni Bonaventura, Jim Borstelmann, Lauren Carr, Mike Cefalo, Bryan J. Cortés, Kristine Covillo, Gabriella Enriquez, Haley Fish, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Richard Gatta, Stephen Hanna, Naomi Kakuk, Akina Kitazawa, Ian Liberto, Kevin Ligon, Leo Moctezuma, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, Alex Prakken, Dayna Marie Quincy, Julian Ramos, Drew Redington, Benjamin Rivera, Vanessa Sears, Davis Wayne, Jeff Williams, Darius Wright.
New York, New York, which took home the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Beowulf Boritt, features music and lyrics by John Kander & Fredd Ebb, a book written by David Thompson, co-written by Sharon Washington, with additional lyrics by Lin-Manueal Miranda. Susan Stroman directs and choreographs.
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