Tracie Bennett's End of the Rainbow to shutter early on Broadway

Peter Quilter's play End of the Rainbow with music about the final days of Judy Garland starring Tracie Bennett will close on August19th at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. It was hoped that the run would last to January 6th next year,

But it's not the end for Tracie as the production will play at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from March 12th-April 21st, a tour is in offing and a film adaptation starring Bennett is also being developed.

The production began performances in NY on March 19th and will have played a total of 176 performances on Broadway wneh it closes.