“Swept Away,” a musical that combined collectively a shipwreck, cannibalism and the music of the Avett Brothers, hoped to defy standard knowledge about what constitutes a Broadway hit. As an alternative it introduced Thursday that it’ll wrap up its quick run this month. The manufacturing, which started previews Oct. 29 and opened Nov. 19, will take a closing bow on Dec. 15. When the curtain comes down, it can have performed 20 previews and 32 common performances.
“Swept Away” earned combined opinions and did not catch on with audiences. Final week, as an illustration, it earned $412,182 and performed to 61% capability — a disastrous consequence for a present of this measurement.
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 lately saying that they might shut after struggling disappointing ticket gross sales. Nonetheless, these exhibits performed for months. “Swept Away” and “Tammy Faye” failed to point out 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 guide by John Logan, the author of performs akin to “Crimson” 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 embrace Matthew Masten, Sean Hudock, and Gigi Pritzker’s Madison Wells Dwell.
