The show is the fourth to announce an early closure in the recent weeks, after the shows struck out at the Tony Awards.

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McDonald is currently starring in "Gypsy" as Rose, a role for which LuPone won a Tony nearly two decades ago. She followed that win with a trophy for best actress in a featured role in a musical ...

Westbury Music Fair and other theaters featured big names like Louis Armstrong, and stars in the making like Liza Minnelli.

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Gypsy’s famous stage mother, played by shrieking Audra McDonald, is racialized in Broadway’s latest instance of gaslighting.

McDonald and LuPone have sent the theater world alight with their bitter feud that has seen the latter beginning a war of words.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: Audra McDonald performs a number from "Gypsy" onstage during The 78th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 08, 2025 in New York City.

All three of those shows were among the top 5 earners for the week building up to the Tonys: Good Night, $4,331,226; Othello, $3,807,875; Wicked, $2,413,805; Glengarry Glen Ross, $2,358,099; and The ...

Oprah Winfrey sparked speculation that she threw shade at Patti Lupone—whose recent comments about Audra McDonald raised eyebrows—while presenting at the 2025 Tony Awards.

Oprah seemingly shaded actress Patti LuPone at the 2025 Tony Awards following LuPone's controversial comments about her fellow Broadway stars ...