Virginia Woolf to Close September 4th
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Producers for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? have settled on a closing date. The revival of the Edward Albee classic will end its run at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48th St.) on September 4th, 2005.
The show will have played 8 previews and 176 performances when it closes; it opened at the Longacre on March 20th, after starting previews on March 12th.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? originally opened at the Billy Rose Theatre on October 13th, 1962, where it was immediately dubbed (by most) a masterpiece of modern theatre and ran for 664 performances. It received the 1963 Tony for Best Play, and stars Uta Hagen and Arthur Hill were also rewarded.
To order tickets for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, visit www.telecharge.com or call 212-239-6200.
