Photo FeaturesA Look at the 22 Broadway Musicals That Closed on Opening NightFrom 1943–2008; take a look back at the shows that opened and closed on Broadway on the same day.
By
Hannah Vine
May 20, 2018
Broadway history is littered with ups and downs. There’s little to match the high of an opening night, and not much to meet the low of a show’s final performance. But what about when both of those come on the same day?
Since Oklahoma! re-defined the modern musical in 1943, there have been 22 musicals that have closed on opening night, and we’re taking a look back at each one.
Plus, we asked the cast and opening night guests to reenact the sobs and sniffles they hear in the audience at the musical adaption of Nicholas Sparks' tearjerker.