The musical stage adaptation of Almost famous will have its final Broadway performance on January 8th, the production was announced on Monday (December 19th).
The musical, an adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, began previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater on October 3 and opened on November 3.
This is the latest Broadway show to announce its closure KPOPwhich closed on December 11, two weeks after it opened, and Ain’t No Mowhich received a closure notice but is now being extended through December 23 after production and celebrity supporters rallied around the show.
The closure announcements come as New York’s tourism continues to lag and Broadway shows struggle with higher operating costs and changing audience behavior. Almost famous also received mixed to poor reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter‘s David Rooney highlights its “contagious energy” and asks, “Did it have to be a stage musical? Doubtful.” Revenue was fairly average, with the musical grossing $765,060 for the week ended December 11 while operating at 74 percent in theaters.
“almost famous like the music it celebrates will endure. We look forward to the release of the cast recording on March 17 and to many productions in communities across the country and around the world in the years to come,” said producers Lia Vollack and Michael Cassel.
The musical features a book by Crowe, score by Tom Kitt, directed by Jeremy Herrin and choreographed by Sarah O’Gleby.
The Broadway production stars Chris Wood as Russell Hammond, Anika Larsen as Elaine Miller, Solea Pfeiffer as Penny Lane, Drew Gehling as Jeff Bebe and Casey Likes as William Miller.
This article originally appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.
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