'Amélie', First Casualty Of Tony Tune-Out, Sets May 21 Closing
Whimsy took a shellacking with this week’s Tony nominations announcement. Two new musicals based on iconic film comedies – Amélie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – drew zero nods in the wake of reviews ranging from indifference to crime-against-art outrage. The producers of Amélie said this afternoon that the show will close May 21, concluding a disappointing run of 27 preview and 56 r…