Posted: Tue., Jan. 30, 2007, 8:44am PT

'Evil Dead' musical closes

Stage show ends on Feb. 17

Looks like "Evil Dead The Musical" won't survive in New York much longer: The Gotham tuner shutters Feb. 17.

Although it attracted a small cult of fans of the camp-horror 1980s Sam Raimi pics on which it is based, the comically bloody "Evil Dead" stage show never attracted large enough crowds to sustain a long life. The show began perfs Oct. 2 and opened Nov. 1.

Still, original cast recording is on tract for release this spring. And producers say they plan to roll out a tour as well as sit-down productions in other cities.

When it closes, "Evil Dead" will have played 126 regular perfs and 34 previews at New World Stages.


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