Off-Broadway's Dr. Sex to Close on October 9

Dr. Sex is ending its limited run at the Peter Norton Space prematurely. The tuner, which was scheduled to close on October 30, will now shutter on October 9.

Set in the 1930s and '40s in Bloomington, Indiana, Dr. Sex explores what happens when Professor Kinsey Brian Noonan, tired of cataloguing American gall wasps, discovers his life's work in human sexual research. The musical has a score by Larry Bortniker and a book by Bortniker and Sally Deering.

In addition to Noonan, the show features Jennifer Simard as Clara Kinsey and Christopher Corts as Wally. Jared Bradshaw, Linda Cameron, David Edwards, Chrisy Faber, Colleen Hawks and Benjie Randall comprise the ensemble.

Dr. Sex, which was a hit in Chicago a couple of years ago, began off-Broadway previews on August 26 and quickly ran into trouble. Director Pamela Hunt left the production, and Ethan McSweeny came on board to helm the piece but never took official credit.

The production opened on September 21. In his Broadway.com Review, Edward Karam wrote: "As a scientific hypothesis, 'A musical comedy about the life of Dr. Alfred Kinsey could be successful' looks like a snap to disprove. It even sounds idiotic. But if you're looking for the empirical evidence to shoot down that theory, you won't find it at Dr. Sex. The new musical import from Chicago demonstrates that a stupid scientific proposition can be transformed into one of the smartest shows in town."