A staggering eleven shows will close on Broadway this month!

Heading to New York City this month? This may be your last chance to see 11 Broadway productions which will be coming to an end. But it’s not all doom and gloom. When the time comes for a production to close its final curtain, it opens the door for new shows to make their way in.

In the first month of the new decade the following productions will say goodbye to the Big Apple for now. These 8 productions, which have either closed or are soon to close, were critiqued favourably by the critics of the New York Times.

Tootsie

Just like the film, the musical tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a job. The musical made its world premiere at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago on September 2018. Tootsie received 10 Tony nominations and won 2. The Broadway production closed on January 5th.

Waitress

Waitress  is a musical composed by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and a book by Jessie Nelson. The musical is based on the 2007 film of the same name. It tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a waitress in an abusive relationship with her husband Earl. Waitress was nominated for 4 Tony awards and closed on January 5th on Broadway at the Brook’s Atkinson Theatre. Katharine McPhee will be the show’s final Broadway Jenna.

Slave Play

Slave Play is a three-act play by queer black playwright Jeremy O Harris. The play is about race, sex, power relations, trauma, and interracial relationships. The play follows three interracial couples undergoing Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy because the black partners no longer feel sexual attraction to their white partners. Slave Play will end its extended limited run on January 19 2020.

Freestyle Love Supreme

Freestyle Love Supreme was the original hip hop musical phenomenon from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Veneziale and Thomas Kail. What originally started out as a side hoby during the creation of In The Heights, Freestyle Love Supreme has become a formidable hit on its own. Be sure not to miss out on an event they say must be experienced to be believed. Freestyle Love Supreme has its final performance at the Booth Theatre on January 12th.

Oklahoma!

Over 75 years after Rodgers & Hammerstein reinvented the American musical, this is Oklahoma! which has been reimagined for the 21st century. Oklahoma! has been stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core. The show tells the story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider, and the violence of the frontier that shaped America. The show has been thrilling audiences at the Circle in the Square Theatre for 10 months and will be coming to a close on January 19th.

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Percy Jackson has newly discovered powers he can’t control, monsters on his trail, and is on a quest to find Zeus’ lightning bolt to prevent a war between the Greek gods. Featuring a thrilling original rock score, this production has fans of all ages. The show will be hitting the road to bring Percy’s story of bravery, acceptance and love across the US.

The Sound Inside

Everyone has a story, however the question is how it ends. Tony and Emmy Award winner Mary-Louise Parker is ending her Broadway run in this thrilling show that has been a New York Times Critic’s pick. The show follows a professor and student’s complicated relationship that blurs the line between fiction and reality. Adam Rapp’s Broadway thriller will play for the final time at Studio 54 on January 12th.

A Christmas Carol

This production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol closed its curtains on January 5. Three visionary Tony Award winners, playwright Jack Thorn, set and costume designer Rob Howell and director Matthew Warchus created a magical interpretation of Charles Dickens’ beloved story. This new take on the classic transported audiences back in time with the help of Campbell Scott’s portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge.