'Chinglish' to Close on Broadway Jan. 29

"Chinglish," David Henry Hwang's play about an American businessman coping with translation and romantic problems in China, will close on Jan. 29, the producers announced on Monday. The play, which previously ran at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, will have given 128 performances at the Longacre Theatre. Back Stage critic Erik Haagensen called the show a "smart and uproarious comedy" and singled out Angela Lin who plays two supporting roles, as giving one of his ten memorable New York theater performances of 2011.

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"Magic/Bird," Eric Simonson's new play about basketball legends Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, will begin preview performances at the Longacre on March 21 in advance of an April 11 opening, producers announced on Tuesday.

Two other Broadway shows "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" and "Relatively Speaking" will also close on Jan. 29.