'Miracle Worker' to close on B'way after short run

[April 01, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker" will close April 4 after a disappointing run of less than two months and a loss of more than $2.5 million.

The production stars Abigail Breslin as Helen Keller and Alison Pill as Annie Sullivan, the determined young woman who teaches the deaf and blind Helen how to communicate.

Producer David Richenthal said Sunday that he was saddened by the play's short engagement but added that the opportunity "to share this powerful story with a new generation of theatergoers has been remarkable."

The production will have played 21 previews and 38 regular performances at Circle in the Square Theatre. The play by William Gibson originally was on Broadway in 1959 with Patty Duke as Helen and Anne Bancroft as Annie.

[Associated Press]

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