3 Broadway Shows Close This Weekend

Key Points:

• Three Broadway productions close this weekend: Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the Broadhurst Theatre, Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre, and Death of a Salesman at the Winter Garden Theatre. New shows slated for the vacated theaters include Evita at the Winter Garden and Other Desert Cities at the Hudson; the Broadhurst’s next tenant is yet to be announced.
• Cats: The Jellicle Ball, a Tony Award-winning revival featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, concluded after 21 previews and 141 regular performances; it won three Tony Awards including Best Direction and Best Choreography, and marked the first time an openly trans woman won a Tony for Best Costume Design.
• Every Brilliant Thing, a one-person play exploring hope and life’s joys, ended its limited run after 22 previews and 169 performances; the production received Tony nominations for Best Revival and Best Leading Actor and won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.
• Joe Mantello’s acclaimed revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman closed after 36 previews and 131 performances; the production earned nine Tony nominations and won awards including Best Revival, Best Featured Actress for Laurie Metcalf, and Best Direction.
• These seasonal closures are common on Broadway, aligning with typical show cycles and theater availability, as new productions prepare to open in the upcoming season.