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Enron play to close on Broadway
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The British play 'Enron' closed on Broadway after 15 performances and 22 previews, ending on Sunday.
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The play 'Enron' was nominated for four Tony awards but none in the main categories.
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Ben Brantley of The New York Times described the play 'Enron' as a 'flashy but laboured economics lesson'.
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The play 'Enron' opened in New York last month and received unenthusiastic critical reception.
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The play 'Enron' is estimated to have closed with a loss of up to $4 million (£2.6 million).
A British play about the collapse of Enron is to close on Broadway after just 15 performances and 22 previews.
It is thought the show, which is ending on Sunday, is folding with a loss of up to $4m (£2.6m).
Lucy Prebble's production premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre last year to good reviews, before later moving to the West End.
But when it opened in New York last month, the critics were unenthusiastic.
It failed to receive any nods in the main categories such as best play.
Despite positive reviews in the UK, the US critics did not share in their praise of the production, which was shown at the Broadhurst Theater.
Ben Brantley of The New York Times called it a "flashy but laboured economics lesson".
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