Richard Kalinoski's Beast on the Moon to Close on July 24

Richard Kalinoski's Beast on the Moon will play its final performance on July 24. At the time it closes, the drama will have played 120 performances at the Century Center for the Performing Arts, according to a production spokesperson.

Beast on the Moon tells the story of a young couple, survivors of the Armenian genocide, as they embark on marriage and a new life in America in the years following the Great War. The show stars Omar Metwally, Lena Georgas, Frank Biancamano and Louis Anthony Dilan.

Beast on the Moon, directed by Larry Moss, opened off-Broadway on April 27 to mixed to negative reviews. In his Broadway.com Review of the piece, Ron Lasko wrote: "The entire play is narrated by a character identified only as Gentleman, who adds little to the overall play beyond explaining a bit of history to the audience. In fact, every time the narrator makes an appearance it brings the drama to a screeching halt. It is surprising that a commercial producer would foot the bill for a superfluous actor… There is a lot of great writing in Beast on the Moon. Playwright Richard Kalinoski has a real gift for smooth, natural dialogue. Unfortunately, he also telegraphs every moment of the play. The audience is often left waiting for the characters to catch up with what we have already figured out. The play tends to oversimplify what could probably be a psychologically complex look at how people deal with grief and moving forward after inexplicable violence."