Losing Louie to Close on Broadway 11/26, Two Weeks Early

The Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of Simon Mendes da Costa's Losing Louie will close on November 26 at the Biltmore Theatre. The production, directed by Jerry Zaks, had previously been scheduled to close on December 10.

The Americanized version of Da Costa's comedy about a two generations of family members hashing things out in the same bedroom 50 years apart opened on October 12 to generally negative reviews. The play stars Matthew Arkin, Scott Cohen, Rebecca Creskoff, Mark Linn-Baker, Patricia Kalember, Michele Pawk and Jama Williamson.

MTC's revival of Brian Friel's Translations will be the next play presented at the Biltmore. Directed by Garry Hynes, it begins previews on January 4, 2007, and is scheduled to open on January 25.