'The Book of Mormon' on Broadway is closing for two weeks
Hello! And say goodbye to The Book of Mormon on Broadway for at least the next two weeks.
After a fire broke out at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on May 4, the long-running musical has been forced to cancel performances through May 17, sidelining one of New York’s longest-running hits during its 15th anniversary season.
The blaze broke out inside the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where the musical has played since opening in 2011. According to reports, the fire started in an electrical room and caused significant damage to the theater’s lighting infrastructure, along with water and smoke damage throughout the building. One firefighter suffered minor injuries but has recovered.
Producers and theater owner ATG Entertainment initially canceled performances for May 5 and 6, but announced May 6 that the shutdown will now extend through at least Sunday, May 17, while repairs continue. An update is expected to come next week. Ticket holders will be contacted about refunds and exchanges.
For now, the damage is limited to a lighting booth, though the FDNY cut into the roof to contain the blaze.
The interruption is a rare one for the blockbuster Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez musical, which has become one of Broadway’s defining success stories over the last decade and a half. The show opened at the Eugene O’Neill in March 2011 and won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It has since played more than 5,000 performances and currently ranks as the 10th longest-running Broadway show of all time.
The timing couldn't be worse: In June, the musical will celebrate its decade and a half on Broadway with a “Magical Mormon Mystery Week” intended to feature appearances at each performance by original cast members Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James and Rory O’Malley, as well as cameos from the writers and other cast alumni.
Photos and videos from the scene earlier this week showed smoke pouring from the roof of the Midtown theater as dozens of FDNY units responded to the three-alarm fire. Officials said the theater’s complex rigging and catwalk systems made the blaze particularly difficult to contain. The source of the fire remains unknown, though the FDNY is currently conducting an investigation.
Despite the setback, producers say they expect performances to resume “in the coming weeks.”
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