Chicago Theater Roundup: "Going Bacharach" closes at Apollo, Metcalf wins Tony, Paramount board changes
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Chris Jones
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Summary
A Chicago theater report covering the closing of "Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" at the Apollo Theater, noting that despite strong early ticket sales, the show's extension has been canceled but other cities are being considered. Also reports on Laurie Metcalf's Tony Award win and her acknowledgment of individual actors, plus changes to Paramount's board.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledGoing Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon" closes Sunday at the Apollo Theater.
I'm told that impressive early momentum in ticket sales has not been sustained, and the commercially produced show is no longer continuing with its previously announced extension.
This week offers Chicago audiences the last chance to see this very classy off-Broadway revue of the songs of Burt Bacharach; it deserves to go out with a bang.
Sharp-eared viewers noted that Laurie Metcalf, triumphant at the Tony Awards on Sunday night, thanked the individual actors wi
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