That was quick! The David Mamet Broadway revival of “American Buffalo” starring the diverse B-List cast of John Leguizamo, Cedric the Entertainer and Haley Joel Osment may be playing for the last time Sunday the 23rd, only a week after the show opened to mostly bad reviews on the 17th.
The production posted a provisional closing notice on the 19th, stating that if ticket sales did not increase, Sunday would be the last day. We haven’t heard if ticket sales increased, but we did hear a credible rumor that a tree fell during last night’s show and it didn’t make a sound. In what was probably a desperate attempt to save the show, Osment (Sixth Sense) did report seeing large crowds of dead people in the audience.
To gain some perspective on the show’s short run, here’s a graph of some other things with relatively short lifespans:
(Whew! That post took waaay to long – almost as long as American Buffalo‘s run I suppose. Not a very good workload/funny ratio here! Less work, more funny!)
****UPDATE 11/24/08 – “American Buffalo” closed Sunday. We’re not sure what the impact of of such a large glut of supporting actors will be on the movie industry.
