Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock in 'Little Bear Ridge Road.' Julieta Cervantes/Courtesy of DKC/O&M Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Scott Rudin's Little Bear Ridge Road is ending its run eight weeks early. The play, starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, will now close Dec. 21 at the Booth Theater, instead of the previously announced Feb. 15. The show, written by Samuel D. Hunter and directed by Joe Mantello, was Rudin's return back to Broadway after stepping away from the industry in 2021 amid bullying allegations. The play was well-reviewed, with THR's David Rooney calling it "a singularly beautiful piece" with Metcalf in "blazing form" and Stock as a "revelation."But the show's attendance and grosses have not been able to keep up. The play hit its highest gross of $528,181 the week after opening but has seen its grosses falling since then. Last week, the play only filled 68 percent of seats, with a gross of $422,091. Rudin is producing the play alongside Barry Diller. Related Stories Business Broadway Sees Lowest Suburban Attendance in 30 Years Lifestyle 'August Rush' Stage Musical Aims for Broadway (Exclusive) The play opened Oct. 29, after beginning previews Oct. 6. Rudin told The New York Times that he plans to continue producing and cited the tough economics as well as the competition on Broadway for the play's early closing. "Plenty of wonderful shows don't work commercially for various reasons that sometimes were knowable and sometimes weren't. I'm thrilled we did it; I love the play; I love the production. I would do it again," he told the Times. Though this show is ending early, Rudin has a number of other projects lined up, including the Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, starring Metcalf and Nathan Lane, starting in March and the Off-Broadway production of Wallace Shawn's What We Did Before Our Moth Days. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Irving Azoff Irving Azoff-Backed PR Companies Rebrand, Consolidate Under New Banner Business Features The Last King of Hollywood OpenAI Here's What You Really Need to Know About the Disney-OpenAI Deal Warner Bros. Discovery Where Does David Zaslav Rank Among Hollywood's Most Infamous Moguls? Warner Bros. Games What Happens to Warner Bros. Games Under Netflix? YouTube The Future of Hollywood Is Arriving Faster Than Ever Irving Azoff Irving Azoff-Backed PR Companies Rebrand, Consolidate Under New Banner Business Features The Last King of Hollywood OpenAI Here's What You Really Need to Know About the Disney-OpenAI Deal Warner Bros. Discovery Where Does David Zaslav Rank Among Hollywood's Most Infamous Moguls? Warner Bros. Games What Happens to Warner Bros. Games Under Netflix? YouTube The Future of Hollywood Is Arriving Faster Than Ever