"Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks" to close 23 Nov 2003 after 56 performances

Sat 22 Nov 2003 "Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks" to close 23 Nov 2003 after 56 performances Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri, is to close on Sunday 23 Nov 2003, after only 56 performances at the Belasco Theatre The producers say that Polly Bergen, who missed several performance because of a previous leg injury, is unable to return to the show on a regular basis, therefore the show is closing. For the remaining 4 performances, the standby Kathleen Doyle will assume the role of Lily Harrison opposite Mark Hamill's Michael Minetti. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, the show received poor notices from the popular press when it opened last month: CLIVE BARNES of NEW YORK POST says � 'Lessons' is essentially undemanding, unremarkable entertainment.� HOWARD KISSEL of NEW YORK DAILY NEWS says �'Dance Lessons' a misstep.� ELYSA GARDNER of USA TODAY says �The premise is about as hokey as they come.� LINDA WINER of NEWSDAY says "Sweet but unrelentingly predictable work." FRANK SCHECK for THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER says,"Predictable, schmaltzy entertainment." MICHAEL KUCHWARA of ASSOCIATED PRESS says "'Six Dance Lessons' has two left feet." Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks concerns aformidable Florida retiree, Lily Harrison and an acerbic, transplanted New Yorker, Michael Minetti, who become 'hilarious' sparring partners before learning they have more in common than either could have imagined.