{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6859c85ac95a56eb6a774829/68797ebd0de40e9a7c1857bf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why is everything closing on Broadway? | Why so many shows have closed early in the last few months","description":"<p>Yesterday it was announced that the current Broadway revival of Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald, would close earlier than planned on August 17th. This will make the show the latest in a string of musicals to abruptly cease performances after dwindling box office returns and awards disappointment.</p><p><br></p><p>Over the last few months Boop, Dead Outlaw, Smash, Redwood, and Real Women Have Curves have also ended their Broadway runs prematurely with each show facing challenges for their own unique reasons.</p><p><br></p><p>Today, Mickey-Jo is sharing some insights into why each of these shows failed to find success, and what this can tell us about the current Broadway landscape - is the New York Theatre scene facing a low point, or have these shows simply been eclipsed by the success of others?</p><p><br></p><p>•</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 | introduction</p><p>02:34 | overview of factors</p><p>06:10 | Gypsy</p><p>09:55 | Redwood </p><p>12:41 | Smash</p><p>15:57 | Real Women Have Curves</p><p>20:03 | Dead Outlaw</p><p>24:16 | Boop</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"MickeyJoTheatre"}