NEW YORK — The long-running Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” will shut its doorways by means of Could 17 as its theater undergoes repairs after a fire shut down the musical.
Performances are canceled by means of Sunday, Could 17. Ticket holders for impacted performances might be notified through their level of buy to obtain refunds or reschedule.
“ATG Leisure and ‘The E book of Mormon’ are presently working with a group of trade professionals to start repairs wanted to the constructing,” in accordance with an announcement by each teams issued Wednesday. They prolonged “their deepest because of the firefighters and emergency responders for his or her bravery and speedy response.”
The blaze, which started Could 4 in {an electrical} room, induced “substantial injury” to the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, in accordance with New York Fireplace Division Assistant Chief David Simms. The reason for the hearth stays unknown. “FDNY was instantly contacted, had been on website inside minutes, and shortly extinguished the hearth,” in accordance with the most recent assertion.
Simms mentioned the injury was largely confined to the fourth flooring space and a backroom containing lighting tools and dangling chandeliers. There was some water injury as properly, he mentioned.
“The E book of Mormon” is amongst Broadway’s longest working reveals, with greater than 5,000 performances since opening on the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in 2011.
The theater, which opened in 1925, has beforehand hosted productions of “Sweeney Todd,” a revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Scorching Tin Roof,” and the rock musical “Spring Awakening,” amongst many different performances.
