Beaches Broadway Ends May 24 After Tony Shutout
Beaches Broadway will end its run with a final performance on May 24 at the Majestic Theatre, cutting short a booking that had been set to run through September 6. The musical opened on April 22 after beginning previews on March 27, then came up empty when Tony Award nominations were announced on May 5.
Majestic Theatre run ends early
By its closing night, the production will have played 38 performances and 28 previews, a short Broadway engagement for a show built around two recognizable lead roles: Jessica Vosk as Cee Cee and Kelli Barrett as Bertie. The stage version also carries a strong pedigree behind the scenes, with Lonny Price and Matt Cowart directing.
The show adapts Iris Rainer Dart's novel and its 1988 film adaptation, with a book by Dart and Thom Thomas, music by Mike Stoller, and lyrics by Dart. That source material gave Beaches Broadway a built-in title, but the Tony nominations on May 5 did not translate into awards-season momentum this spring.
Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso on the close
Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso said the company is proud of the production and thanked everyone who helped bring it to the Majestic Theatre. She said, “Bringing a new musical to Broadway is always an enormous undertaking, and we are deeply proud of this company who created a production filled with heart, humanity, humor, and emotional truth” and added, “Night after night, audiences have laughed, cried, called their friends on the way out of the theatre, and connected deeply with this story of friendship and love.”
She also said, “That impact is real, and it will stay with people long after the final curtain,” before adding, “We are profoundly grateful to everyone who helped bring Beaches to life at the Majestic Theatre, and look forward to sharing this special show with audiences across America on our national tour.”
Crossroads Live plans 2027
A national tour produced by Crossroads Live is planned for 2027, giving the production a second life beyond the Broadway shutdown. Vosk, Barrett, Ben Jacoby, and Brent Thiessen are reprising their performances from the musical’s world premiere run at Theatre Calgary, so the closing does not end the company’s commercial path; it shifts it toward the road.
For Broadway ticket holders, the practical reality is simple: the Majestic Theatre run now ends on May 24, not September 6, and the remaining window is narrow. The show leaves New York with fewer than 40 performances behind it, and the business next turns to whether the 2027 tour can convert that Broadway exposure into a longer audience life.
