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The Glass Menagerie Closes Today

By Amy Somensky Jul 3, 2005, 0:05 GMT

New York: The Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie starring Jessica Lange and Christian Slater closes today two weeks earlier than expected. It was set to close on July 17th. It will have played 119 performances.

Starring opposite Lange and Slater are Sarah Paulson and Joey Collins who recently took over for Josh Lucas who left the production to begin filming The Poseidon Adventure.

The production has suffered a few setbacks. Christian Slater was brought in at the last minute as a replacement for Dallas Howard, who mysteriously left the production. Rumors said that he was fired. Christian Slater was arrested on charges of third-degree sexual abuse. Then Josh Lucas unexpectedly left the production to film The Poseidon Adventure.

The Glass Menagerie tells the story of a St. Louis family struggling to cope with the harsh realities of the Great Depression and the bitter memories that haunt them. Revealed in flashback, the play follows the lives of shoe factory worker Tom, torn between his role as the family breadwinner and the desire to lead a life of his own. His abrasive mother, Amanda, once a Southern socialite, tries to maintain her dignity amidst the gloom of the tenement, and secure a future for her painfully shy daughter, Laura, who has retreated to an imaginary world caring for her collection of glass animals.



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