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Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ Becomes Fall Season’s Second New Broadway Musical To Fail

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The Avett Brothers' Broadway musical 'Swept Away' becomes the second new show to fail this fall season, shutting its doors just a month after opening.
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  • The musical, which ran at the Longacre Theatre, will close on December 15 after a brief one-month run, marking a disappointing debut for the folk-rock band on the Great White Way.
  • This is the second new Broadway production to close quickly this season, following the short-lived run of the $15 million musical 'Flying Over Sunset' - a worrying sign for the industry as it continues to recover from the pandemic.
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