By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on September 05, 2012 2:12 PM

A January 2012 end date gives the show an opportunity to reap the financial benefits of the lucrative Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons (when War Horse is likely to do particularly good business with family audiences), closing just as the winter doldrums set in.
With War Horse concluding its run at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater will now be able to resume using the space for its regular seasonal programming. Ever since War Horse premiered and proved to be a lasting hit, LCT has had to use other Broadway houses for its productions.
The original West End production of War Horse continues to play in London, and the U.S. tour is also still out on the road. Upcoming productions in Australia and Berlin are also being planned, so War Horse will soldier on even after it leaves Broadway.