Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Russell Harvard in “Tribes.â€Three long-running Off Broadway shows that were slated to close have extended their runs due to audience demand, the producers of each have announced.
Citing an uptick in ticket sales after they scheduled a closing date, producers of “Silence! The Musical†- a parody of the 1991 film “Silence of the Lambs†- said on Friday that the show will resume its run at the Elektra Theater on Jan 18. (It will be dark between Dec. 30, the previously announced closing date, and then.) The show's Web site has tickets on sale through March 31.
Originally announced as a limited engagement through August 13, 2011, “Silence†- which has a book by Hunter Bell and music and lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan - was extended numerous times.
Nina Raine's critically acclaimed “Tribes†will get a two-week extension until Jan. 20 at the Barrow Street Theater. The extension follows a recent announcement that the show had recouped its entire investment and would end its run on Jan. 6, 2013.
The play about a deaf boy born into a hearing family opened on March 4, 2012 and at closing will have given 19 preview and 391 regular performances, an impressive total for a commercial Off Broadway run.
Also, the acroba tic spectacle “Fuerza Bruta†will extend its five-year run at the Daryl Roth Theater until Feb. 3, after first announcing that it would close on Nov. 11 and then extending until Jan. 6. Producers cited fan support on Facebook and other social media for the decision to run longer.
