Broadway’s ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ to close 2 months early

“Little Bear Ridge Road,” starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Laurie Metcalf, will end its run on Broadway much earlier than scheduled.

The critically acclaimed play —produced by billionaire business mogul Barry Diller and embattled Hollywood producer Scott Rudin — will close on Dec. 21, eight weeks ahead of its original Feb. 15 end date.

Written by Samuel D. Hunter of “The Whale” fame, the Joe Mantello-helmed production officially opened at Broadway’s Booth Theatre on Oct. 30 after beginning previews Oct. 7.

On Friday, Rudin attributed the early closing to poor box office sales.

“Plenty of wonderful shows don’t work commercially for various reasons that sometimes were knowable and sometimes weren’t,” he told the New York Times. “I’m thrilled we did it; I love the play; I love the production. I would do it again.”

“Little Bear Ridge Road” was playing to less than 70% capacity at the 800-seat historic venue, according to Variety.

Also starring Micah Stock, John Drea and Meighan Gerachis, the sparsely set, 90-minute show follows an estranged aunt and nephew reuniting following the death of a family patriarch in rural Idaho.

“Little Bear Ridge Road” had a more successful turn at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, where it wowed audiences last year. Daily News resident drama critic Chris Jones called Metcalf’s work “one stunner of a performance” in his rave review.

The two-time Tony Award winner, also known for roles on television (in “Roseanne” and “The Conners“) and film (“Lady Bird”), last appeared on Broadway in 2023’s “Grey House.”

The play marked a return to The Great White Way for Rudin, who produced the Academy Award-winning film “No Country for Old Men,” among a number of other box office hits.

The Hollywood heavyweight took a self-imposed exile from his Broadway, film and streaming projects following mounting allegations that he physically and psychologically abused staffers.