“Swept Away,” a musical that blended collectively a shipwreck, cannibalism and the music of the Avett Brothers, hoped to defy typical knowledge about what constitutes a Broadway hit. As an alternative it introduced Thursday that it’s going to wrap up its brief run this month. The manufacturing, which started previews Oct. 29 and opened Nov. 19, will take a remaining bow on Dec. 15. When the curtain comes down, it’s going to have performed 20 previews and 32 common performances.
“Swept Away” earned blended evaluations and did not catch on with audiences. Final week, as an illustration, it earned $412,182 and performed to 61% capability — a disastrous end result for a present of this dimension.
The closure comes on the heels of reports that “Tammy Faye,” a musical that price $25 million to supply and included music by Elton John, would finish its run on Dec. 8 after 24 preview and 29 common performances. There’s been a wave of such notices, with “Again to the Future: The Musical,” “Suffs,” and “Water for Elephants” all not too long ago saying that they’d shut after struggling disappointing ticket gross sales. Nonetheless, these reveals performed for months. “Swept Away” and “Tammy Faye” failed to indicate related endurance.
“Swept Away” tells the story of 4 survivors of a maritime catastrophe who’re solid adrift and compelled to make horrible choices. It was impressed by the Avett Brothers’ album “Mignonette,” and boasted a ebook by John Logan, the author of performs corresponding to “Purple” and movies like “Gladiator.” Michael Mayer directed a solid that included John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall. The present’s producers embody Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Gigi Pritzker’s Madison Wells Dwell.
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