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Tony Award-winning musical revival of ‘Pippin’ to close in January on Broadway

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FILE - This file publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Andrea Martin, left, and Matthew James Thomas during a performance of "Pippin," at Broadway\'s Music Box Theatre in New York. The Broadway musical is packing up its tent and closing its doors. Producers of the Tony Award-winning revival said Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, the show will end Jan. 4, 2015 at the Music Box Theatre. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus, File)
Original Publication Date: November 3, 2014 9:40AM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 9:40PM

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Broadway musical “Pippin” is packing up its tent and moving on.

Producers of the Tony Award-winning revival said Monday the show will end Jan. 4 at the Music Box Theatre. It will have played 709 performances and 37 previews, and quickly recouped its $8.5 million capitalization.

The show had slumped at the box office in recent weeks, struggling to earn half of its potential haul. A national tour is now playing across the U.S. and future productions are planned for London, Australia and Amsterdam.

“Pippin” is the whimsical coming-of-age story about the son of the first Holy Roman Emperor, boasting pop-rock songs by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. The revival was led by director Diane Paulus, who added jaw-dropping circus tricks.

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