Mourning Becomes Electra gets an early death

"New Group artistic director Scott Elliott stages the work, starring Lili Taylor and Jena Malone, which began previews Jan. 27 and opened Off-Broadway Feb. 19 at The Acorn @ Theatre Row. The run was originally slated to play through April 18 but will end with the 1 PM Sunday performance on March 1. No reason for the change was given."

Perhaps it has something to do with this, in which Charles Isherwood calls the production "four hours of quicksand from which you begin to fear you will never, ever escape."

Wallace Shawn Presents the Classiest One-Man Show Ever

Just got a staff offer for tickets to The Fever tonight. Sadly, I must decline as I am already committed to seeing Mary Poppins tonight... alls I'm sayin' is that house better do pirouettes on it's shutters or I'm walking out. Anyway the offer reads:

We’ve been offered tickets to see the new Wallace Shawn play THE FEVER tonight. The show is at 8pm at the Acorn Theatre on Theatre Row. (It’s recommended that you arrive between 7:30 and 7:45pm to enjoy a glass of champagne with Mr. Shawn onstage before the performance starts.)

Is there a post-show scotch-and-cigar hour with Wally in the Theatre Row lounge, too? Don't forget your spats!