Mourning Show Boat: Why do great shows close early?
When the news came in late yesterday that, just a fortnight after opening, Show Boat had posted West End closing notices, I was both shocked and not the least bit surprised.
Today is Saturday, June 13, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Ally Sheedy Marissa Chibas Jonathan Hogan Richard Thomas Cynthia Darlow Paul Lynde Rex Everhart Percy Rodrigues Bernard B. Jacobs Shirl Conway Robert Lenn Frederic Franklin Samuel Taylor Maurice Copeland Mary Wickes Ian Hunter Basil Rathbone Harry Shannon Irene Franklin Jean Adair William Butler Yeats Lady Duff-Gordon Clinton Allmon Justine Johnston John Barry Osceola Archer Marvin Tarplin Hugh Whitemore Anna Sosenko Vincent Rose