The Avett BrothersBroadwaymusicalSwept Awaywill close on December 15, less than a month after the show opened at the Longacre Theatre.
The musical, set in 1888 but featuring songs from the bands 2004 albumMignonette, follows four sailors, including two brothers, who are struck by a violent storm that tanks their ship near the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The Michael Mayer-directed production drew inspiration from an 1884shipwreck of the British yacht Mignonette(also the title of the Avett Brothers album), where its surviving crew deprived of food and water resorted to cannibalism.
Bob Crawford, Scott Avett and Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers and the cast perform during the opening night curtain call for the new Avett Brothers musical “Swept Away” on Broadway at The Longacre Theatre on November 19, 2024 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
After a few weeks of previews,Swept Awayofficially opened on November 19, with the Avett Brothersmaking a surprise appearance onstage during the encore.
However, less than a month later, the show will close after just over 30 performances, producers announced Friday.Deadline citedtepid box office the show sold just 61 percent of the theaters capacity on average as the cause of the closure.
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We are deeply proud of this beautiful production and the years of work that it took to get to Broadway, the producers said in a statement.
We will forever be indebted to our fantastic creative team, our loyal actors and all of our co-producers and in turn their investors, for believing in this production and taking a risk on new work.
Swept Awayis the second Broadway musical this season to fall victim to an early closure: Elton John and Jake ShearsTammy Fayewillclose Fridayafter less than a months worth of performances.
