Now Closing

Last chance to see my beloved Sweeney Todd ("the best American musical of the last 40 years" according to the Wall Street Journal) on Broadway. Though the cast had re-upped through November, it was reported on Friday that the last performance will be on September 3.

By the time it closes, Sweeney will have a total of 389 perfs (including previews, which began October 3, 2005) under its belt. A national tour is in the works. (And, of course, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have sealed a deal to do a big-budget movie version. Brace for Mrs Lovett as assayed by Helena Bonham Carter.)

Vying to replace it at the Eugene O'Neill are The Atlantic Theater Company's Spring Awakening and High Fidelity, both musicals. (The latter is based on the Nick Hornsby novel, which director Stephen Frears and writer/actor John Cusak adapted into a critically acclaimed film for Touchstone in 2000.)

Hat tip: Chas.