Jeanna de Waal and Roe Hartrampf in Diana: The Musical.Photo: Diana On Broadway/Instagram
Diana: The Musicalis preparing for its final bow.
On Friday, producers of thePrincess Diana-based Broadway musical announced in a statement that the show will close on Sunday, Dec. 19.
“We are extraordinarily proud of theDianacompany and of the show onstage at the Longacre,” said producers Grove Entertainment (Beth Williams), Frank Marshall, and The Araca Group in a joint statement, perPlaybill. “Our heartfelt thanks go out to the cast, crew and everyone involved in creating the show. And to the audiences who have shown their love and support at every performance.”
The musical previously began previews on Nov. 2 and later opened on Nov. 17. At the time of closing, it will have played 33 performances and 16 previews,Deadlinereports.
Longacre Theatre.Walter McBride/Getty
Set in 1981, the musical follows Diana as she prepares to marry into the royal family. The show also explores the aftermath of that marriage, from herhusband’s highly publicized affair with Camillato her relationship with the press.
The productionbegan previews at New York’s Longacre Theatre on March 2, 2020, but never made it to its March 31 opening date when the COVID-19 pandemic triggered global lockdowns and the complete closure of the musical theater industry for the remainder of 2020.
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At the time, de Waal — who previously starred inKinky BootsandAmerican Idioton Broadway — said that Diana is “present in every single moment that she’s involved with.”
“[Diana] had this amazing grace about her that I definitely don’t have naturally,” she continued. “It’s been a real process on how to control my body and move in the way she moved.”
Alongside the stage production, Netflix also released afilmed version of the showahead of its Broadway premiere earlier this year.
source: people.com
