The Vertical Hour to End Limited Run Early, March 11

According to Variety, The Vertical Hour will end earlier than originally announced. 

The David Hare play, which was slated to close on April 1st, will instead play its final performance on March 11th, the day that the production recoups its investment (an early closing will keep it in the black).

The Vertical Hour, stars four-time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore (The Hours, Magnolia) and acclaimed British film and stage actor Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Love Actually).  The show began previews on November 9th at the Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.) and opened on November 30th, 2006.

The stars are both making their Broadway debuts in the world premiere of David Hare's new play, the first Hare work ever to premiere on Broadway.  Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (Cabaret and Gypsy revivals, American Beauty), the play also features Andrew Scott, Dan BIttner and Rutina Wesley among the cast. 

"Nadia Blye (Moore) is a young American war correspondent turned academic who now teaches Political Studies at Yale. A brief holiday with her boyfriend in the Welsh borders brings her into contact with a kind of Englishman whose culture and beliefs are a surprise and a challenge, both to her and to her relationship.  David Hare's new play, about the interconnection between our secret motives and our public politics, seeks to illustrate how life has subtly changed for so many people in the West in the new century," state press notes.

The design team for The Vertical Hour includes Scott Pask (scenery), Ann Roth (costumes) and Brian MacDevitt (lighting).  

The play is produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, Neal Street Productions, Roger Berlind, Debra Black and The Shubert Organization.

For tickets and information, please call (212) 239-6200 or visit www.telecharge.com .