Entertainment

Curtains Drop Ahead of Schedule

Nov. 25: The "Young Frankenstein" marquee at the Hilton Theatre lights up 42nd street in New York as pedestrians walk. Several Broadway shows are scheduled to close in January due to the economic downturn and declining ticket sales, including "Young Frankenstein," "Hairspray," "13," "Monty Python's Spamalot," and "Spring Awakening."
FILE: Some Broadway shows can't wait to say goodbye. "Monty Python's Spamalot" will now close Jan. 11, a week earlier than the musical announced last month.
Nov. 25: Pedestrians walk under the marquee of the Broadway show "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the Shubert Theatre in New York. Several Broadway shows are scheduled to close in January due to the economic downturn and declining ticket sales, including "Young Frankenstein," "Hairspray," "13," "Monty Python's Spamalot," and "Spring Awakening."
Nov. 25: Pedestrians walk near the marquee of the Broadway show "Spring Awakening" at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York.
Nov. 25: Pedestrians walk near the marquee of the Broadway show "Hairspray" at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York.
Nov. 25: Oliver Doyle of Liverpool, England, and Francesca McLaughlin of Glasgow, Scotland, stand atop the glass steps of the TKTS Broadway discount tickets building in New York's Times Square, as the large signs of several Broadway plays tower above the street.