Explosive ‘Scottsboro Boys’ Show Will Close at $5 Million Loss
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“The Scottsboro Boys,” a serious musical that drew protests and has struggled to find an audience since opening on Broadway on Oct. 31, will close on Sunday, Dec. 12, the producer said today.
“We couldn’t pay our bills,” Barry Weissler said in a telephone interview. Weissler, who is the lead producer with his wife, Fran, said the show consistently failed to sell enough tickets to cover its weekly running costs at the Lyceum Theatre.