‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ to End Its Broadway Run
Top Stories Tamfitronics The Heart of Rock and Rolla musical featuring a score by Huey Lewis, will abruptly end its run this Sunday.The musical includes pre-existing songs from Huey Lewis and the News but tells an original story about a factory worker having to choose between succeeding at his job at a cardboard box factory and his dream of making it big as a rock star. The show did not take off with critics and was not nominated for any Tony Awards.In turn, the musical, which opened April 22 at the James Earl Jones Theatre, has seen a number of weeks of low grosses. The production played to 56 percent capacity in the week ended June 9 and grossed $272,050, well below a typical musical’s running costs.By the time of its closing, after the June...
