New York, New York to End Broadway Run Next Weekend

The Broadway New York, New York will end its run at the St. James Theatre on Sunday, July 30 having played 33 preview and 110 regular performances.

Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman, the show features music and lyrics by legendary songwriting team John Kander & Fred Ebb, with additional lyrics by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The book is written by Tony nominee David Thompson and co-written by Tony nominee Sharon Washington.

New York, New York stars Tony nominee Colton Ryan as Jimmy Doyle, Anna Uzele as Francine Evans, Clyde Alves as Tommy Caggiano, John Clay III as Jesse Webb, Janet Dacal as Sofia Diaz, Ben Davis as Gordon Kendrick, Oliver Prose as Alex Mann, Angel Sigala as Mateo Diaz, and Tony nominee Emily Skinner as Madame Veltri. The ensemble includes Wendi Bergamini, Allison Blackwell, Giovanni Bonaventura, Jim Borstelmann, Lauren Carr, Mike Cefalo, Bryan J. Cortés, Kristine Covillo, Gabriella Enriquez, Haley Fish, Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Richard Gatta, Stephen Hanna, Naomi Kakuk, Akina Kitazawa, Ian Liberto, Kevin Ligon, Leo Moctezuma, Aaron Nicholas Patterson, Alex Prakken, Dayna Marie Quincy, Julian Ramos, Drew Redington, Benjamin Rivera, Vanessa Sears, Davis Wayne, Jeff Williams, and Darius Wright.

The show has sets by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Donna Zakowska, lighting by Ken Billington, sound by Kai Harada, projections by Christopher Ash and Beowulf Boritt, hair and wig design by Sabana Majeed, makeup design by Michael Clifton, music supervision/arrangements by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Daryl Waters and Sam Davis, vocal arrangements by David Loud, and musical direction by Alvin Hough Jr.

Inspired by the 1977 Martin Scorsese film that starred Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli, the musical is described as follows: “It is 1946, the war is over, and a resurgent New York is beginning to rebuild. As steel beams swing overhead, a collection of artists has dreams as big and diverse as the city itself. Among them is Francine Evans, a young singer just off the bus from Philly, who is destined for greatness. At least, until she encounters New York native Jimmy Doyle, a brilliant but disillusioned musician looking for his ‘major chord’ in life: music, money, love. The odds of both achieving all three are slim. But if they can make it there, they can make it anywhere.”

Recipient of nine Tony nominations, it only took home one, for Beowulf Boritt’s set. Of the show, our critic said that it delivers “too much and too little.”