I was one of the few - very few - critics who raved for the show. So, I was pretty surprised when it didn't catch on and announced its closing, of which its last performance of today.
So...why did it not work?
With a 40-person cast reciting an old English melodrama with a connection to Handel's Messiah, I thought it had the possibility of appealing to a wide range of audiences. Instead, perhaps this genre-defying creation, which does not really fit into our usual expectations of what we expect from a play or a musical, could not catch on with a wide audience.
Anyhow, here's this week's tentative theatergoing schedule:
Sunday night - Spalding Grey: Stories Left to Tell
Monday night - Spring Awakening (on my own dime!)
Tuesday night - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Wednesday night - Curtains
Thursday night - Journey's End
Friday night - Crazy Mary
Saturday night - TBA