Lynn Nottage's Sweat will shutter on June 25

Producers of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Sweat, written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Kate Whoriskey, have announced that the production will play its final Broadway performance at Stduio 54 on June 25, 2017. Upon closing, it will have played a total of 24 previews and 105 regular performances.

Producers Stuart Thompson and Louise Gund released the following joint statement:

"Although Sweat is closing on Sunday, June 25 on Broadway, it will have very long life in regional theaters across the country. Lynn Nottage's play is an electrifying look at our country told with passion and humor, and we are so very proud to have given Lynn her much-deserved Broadway debut. We thank our brilliant director Kate Whoriskey and our incredible cast for bringing Lynn's prescient play so vividly to life at Studio 54."

Sweat began previews at Studio 54 on March 4, 2017, and officially opened to positive reviews on March 26.

Read our 5* review HERE.

Synopsis: "With warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets and laughs while working together on the line of a factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in the hard fight to stay afloat. The new play examines the collision of race, class, family and friendship, and the tragic, unintended costs of community without opportunity."

The cast of Sweat includes (in alphabetical order) Carlo Albán (Oscar), James Colby (Stan), Khris Davis (Chris), Tony nominee Johanna Day (Tracey), John Earl Jelks (Brucie), Will Pullen (Jason), Lance Coadie Williams (Evan), Michelle Wilson (Cynthia) and Alison Wright (Jessie).

The creative team behind Sweat features scenic design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by Jennifer Moeller, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, original music and sound design by Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen, and projection design by Jeff Sugg.

Sweat is produced on Broadway by Stuart Thompson and Louise Gund.

The New York premiere of Sweat played an acclaimed limited off-Broadway engagement at The Public's Martinson Theater from October 18 to December 4, 2016.