Alec Baldwin’s “Orphans”: Closing Six Weeks Early

Given the massive amount of hype it generated, it’s difficult to believe that “Orphans” has received such a lackluster response on Broadway.
In fact the production, starring Alec Baldwin, Tom Sturridge, and Ben Foster, will actually close on May 19th rather than the original date of June 30th.
And despite the play’s Tony Award nomination, the show has only been playing to about 70% capacity at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
Perhaps the abrupt departure of Shia LaBeouf during the first few weeks of rehearsals put a curse on the play after all.



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