Murder Ballad posts early closing notices

Manhattan Theatre Club have posted early closing notices for their production of the musical Murder Ballad, which will now play its final performance on 21 Jul 2013. The musical had been selling tickets for an extended engagement through to 29 Sep 2013. When the show closes it will have played 17 preview performances and 70 regular performances.

The new musical, that recently played an extended engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club's The Studio at Stage II, began previews at the Union Square Theatre on 07 May 2013, where it opened on 22 May 2013.

A love triangle gone wrong, Murder Ballad centers on Sara, an Upper West Sider who seems to have it all, but whose downtown past lingers enticingly and dangerously in front of her. This sexy, explosive new musical explores the complications of love, the compromises we make, and the betrayals that can ultimately undo us.

Directed by Trip Cullman, and choreographed by Doug Varone, Murder Ballad features John Ellison Conlee (Michael), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Narrator), Caissie Levy (Sara), Will Swenson (Tom).

Murder Ballad is conceived by Jonathan Larson Award winner and two-time Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Julia Jordan with book and lyrics by Jordan and music and lyrics by indie rock singer/songwriter Juliana Nash.

The creative team for Murder Ballad includes: Mark Wendland (scenic design), Jessica Pabst (costume design), Ben Stanton (lighting design) and Leon Rothenberg (sound design).

The musical is is being produced at the Union Square Theatre by Manhattan Theatre Club Productions, Inc., Niclas Nagler, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Simone Genatt Haft, Scott M. Delman and Susanne Adamski.