Just read the news that The Miracle Worker starring Abigail Breslin and Allison Pill is going to close next Sunday.  It didn’t get the greatest reviews, but a friend who saw it said the audience was full of girls who adored it.

I think it was hard to get people to flock to this show even with the whole “girl power” thing going for it.  It would have been great if people could have seen it as this year’s Wicked.  But there are no flying witches, no great musical numbers and it’s an especially hard sell when the star doesn’t talk.

But it’s still sad when one of the only shows that is about girls and women can’t cut it on Broadway especially because women are the ones who buy the lion’s share of tickets.

On a side good note, Next to Normal an unlikely Broadway success because it is also about a tough subject, mental illness, has recouped its investment.  Huge big deal.

Closing Date for the Miracle Worker (NY Times)

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