Dames at Sea will sail away from Broadway

The producers of "Dames at Sea" announced
that the show will close in 2016
Photo Credit: Variety

Fans were sad to hear that the musical, Dames at Sea would close on Jan. 3, 2016.  The announcement was made Nov. 23.

Upon closing, the show will have played 32 previews and 85 regular performances.  

Even though the show boasted a well known and loved cast of six, it had trouble filling the smallest theater on Broadway to capacity.  

Producers have said that they plan on making the show into a national tour that will begin in 2017. No casting announcements for the tour have been made yet.

Margherita
Photo Credit: IMDB

The cast, of course, was saddened by this news, but some tried to stay positive.  

One cast member took to Twitter before the announcement was even released.

"Not everything is a hit, but that doesn't mean it's a miss," Lesli Margherita, who plays Mona Kent in the show, tweeted on Nov. 22.  "Keep moving forward."

Dames at Sea had its New York premiere nearly 50 years ago Off-Broadway.  

The show tells the story of Ruby, who steps off a bus from Utah and into her first Broadway show.  The only problem is that the theater is set for demolishment, so she and the cast members prepare to perform on a Navy ship.

The production opened Oct. 22, 2015 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.

Like Margherita said, not every show is a hit, but that doesn't mean it was a bad show.

To purchase tickets to "Dames at Sea" before it close, click here.

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