Sara Krulwich/The New York Times From left, Norbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes and Jayne Houdyshell in “Dead Accounts.â€â€œDead Accounts,†Theresa Rebeck's play starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, will close on Sunday, Jan. 6 at the Music Box Theater, the show's producers announced on Thursday. When it closes the show will have played 27 previews and 44 regular performances.
Directed by Jack O'Brien, “Dead Accounts†is a comed y about a prodigal son who returns home to Cincinnati from New York City. The play opened to mixed-to-poor reviews on Nov. 29, with Ben Brantley in The New York Times saying it “seems to float out of memory even as you're watching it.â€
Despite the presence of Ms. Holmes in a major role - an example of star casting now common for new plays on Broadway - the production has struggled at the box office. For the week ending Dec. 23, it made just under 25 per cent of its potential gross at the Music Box.
Ms. Rebeck's last Broadway play, “Seminar,†closed after 191 performances and 26 previews.
