Two Broadway Closings Today

Two Broadway shows end their runs today. The play Thurgood, starring Laurence Fishburne, concludes its limited Broadway run at the Booth Theatre, which had already been extended an extra couple weeks due to popular demand. The other closure is the Broadway revival of the musical A Chorus Line. This first Broadway revival of the groundbreaking musical was a success, quickly recouping its investment and running on Broadway for nearly two years. Of course, it was nowhere near as successful as the original Broadway production, which ran for a record-breaking 15 years (though that record was later broken by Broadway long-runners Cats and The Phantom of the Opera).

Thurgood To Stay On Broadway A Little Longer

Thurgood, the one-man play starring Laurence Fishburne, is extending its Broadway run. Originally scheduled to have its final Broadway performance on August 3, Thurgood will now play an additional two weeks at the Booth Theatre and close on August 17.

Thurgood Opens on Broadway

Tonight saw the official opening of the one-man Broadway play Thurgood, starring noted film actor Laurence Fishburne. The George Stevens Jr. drama tells the story of Thurgood Marshall, the legendary black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Fishburne is no stranger to the stage, having won a Tony Award for his performance in the original Broadway production of Two Trains Running. Thurgood plays a limited Broadway engagement at the Booth Theatre through August 3.

Thurgood Sets Official Broadway Opening Date

Thurgood, the one-man show about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, will have its big Broadway opening on April 30. Laurence Fishburne will star in the play, which was written by George Stevens Jr. Thurgood will begin preview performances at the Booth Theatre (currently home to The Seafarer) on April 12.

Laurence Fishburne To Do One-Man Show on Broadway in '08

Acclaimed film actor Laurence Fishburne will be coming to Broadway in 2008 to perform George Stevens Jr.'s one-man play Thurgood, based on the life of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Although Fishburne is best known for his roles in movies such as The Matrix, he is no stranger to Broadway, having won a Tony Award for his performance in Two Trains Running. The actor's most recent Broadway appearance was in the revival of The Lion in Winter.

Thurgood will begin performances on March 30th at the Booth Theatre (following the limited run of The Seafarer) and have its Broadway opening on April 20th.