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Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow to Close on January 17

Kate Baldwin and Cheyenne Jackson
in Finian's Rainbow
(© Joan Marcus)
Kate Baldwin and Cheyenne Jackson
in Finian’s Rainbow
(© Joan Marcus)

The Broadway revival of Finian’s Rainbow will play its final performance at St. James Theater on Sunday, January 17 after a run of 22 previews and 92 performances. The production is directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle.

The show tells the story of the Irishman Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon who travel to a small Southern town in the mythical state of Missitucky with plans to bury a stolen pot of gold in the shadows of Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief it will grow and multiply. It has a book by Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy; lyrics by Yip Harburg; music by Burton Lane; with book adaptation by Arthur Perlman and original adaptation for New York City Center Encores! by David Ives.

The production stars Jim Norton (Finian McLonergan), Kate Baldwin (Sharon McLonergan), Cheyenne Jackson (Woody Mahoney), Christopher Fitzgerald (Og) and Chuck Cooper (Bill Rawkins), Guy Davis (Sunny), Alina Faye (Susan Mahoney), Brian Reddy (Sheriff), David Schramm (Senator Rawkins), Terri White (Dottie), and William Youmans (Buzz Collins).

The ensemble includes Aaron Bantum, Tanya Birl, Christopher Borger, Meggie Cansler, Bernard Dotson, Leslie Donna Flesner, Sara Jean Ford, Taylor Frey, Lisa Gajda, Kearran Giovanni, Tim Hartman, Lauren Lim Jackson, Grasan Kingsberry, Kevin Ligon, Monica L. Patton, Joe Aaron Reid, Steve Schepis, Devin Richards, Rashidra Scott, Brian Sears, Paige Simunovich, James Stovall, Elisa van Duyne, and Tyrick Wiltez Jones.

The creative team will include Rob Berman (music direction), John Lee Beatty (set)s, Toni-Leslie James (costumes), Ken Billington (lighting), and Scott Lehrer (sound).

The show has been recorded by PS Classics, with a February release expected.