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Little Dog To Bow-Out

Little Dog To Bow-Out

Earlier today, it was announced that Broadway's The Little Dog Laughed will close on Sunday, February 18. The much-lauded comedy about "a movie star who could hit big if it weren't for one teensy-weensy problem."

Ultimately, the play was done in by a lackluster box office that only had one week in which it attracted more than 50% capacity. In fact, that was this past week when the show was filled to 63.5% of capacity; however, that bump occurred when virtually every other Great White Way show posted typical Holiday-related increases (last week also marked Broadway's most successful week ever with a total box office take of $25 million).

When The Little Dog Laughed closes, it will have played 112 regular performances at the Cort Theatre. I'm disappointed because my timing for buying tickets could not have been worse: I was holding tickets for the afternoon of February 25 -- one week after it is now scheduled to close.

While I'm no longer sure whether I'll be able to make time to see a performance prior to its departure from the Broadway boards, this afternoon's announcement inspired me to promptly secure front-row seats for a February 25 showing of Spring Awakening in its place. Yes, excellent seats for that acclaimed musical are still available, and at a relatively reasonable $120 per ticket (including all associated fees) rather than the supposedly scalper-proof "premium" level routinely levied by other popular fare.

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Click here for The Little Dog Laughed tickets.
Click here for Spring Awakening tickets.
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Labels: Broadway, Closing Notices, Play, Spring Awakening, The Little Dog Laughed

posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Thursday, January 04, 2007