Despite rave reviews, Terrence McNally's 'Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune,' starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon, will close one month early on Broadway
In what has proven to be a brutal late spring and early summer for New York's top-tier commercial theater industry, Broadway has claimed another early casualty. Despite predominantly rave reviews, the revival of Terrence McNally's 1987 two-character romantic drama,, starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon in the title roles, will play its final performance on July 28, one month ahead of schedule.
The play began previews May 4 ahead of a May 30 official opening, which possibly came too soon after the crunch of April openings and the attention around the Tony Awards. Shows in the running for those honors tend to suck up all the theatergoing oxygen in the surrounding weeks. opened after the cutoff point for 2018-19 season consideration, making it eligible for next year's Tonys.
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