Katie Holmes' Broadway Play to Close Early

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Katie Holmes' new Broadway play Dead Accounts is cutting short it's run by more than a month.

The limited engagement show had originally been scheduled to run through February 24, but will now stage its final performance on Sunday January 6 at New York's Music Box Theater. When it ends, the show will have played 27 preview and 44 regular performances.

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In Dead Accounts, Holmes portrays 33-year-old plays Lorna, a single woman trying to put her life together while living with her aging parents in Cincinnati.

In a statement to Broadway.com, producer Jeffrey Finn confirmed the early closing. "I am extremely proud of this production and the cast. Theresa Rebeck and Jack O'Brien have created an inspiring and hilarious new play and we are all sad to see Dead Accounts end on Broadway. I look forward to working with this remarkably talented cast and creative team again very soon."

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During an interview with ET at the show's opening, Holmes said she felt overwhelmed at the response to the highly-anticipated premiere. "You know, it feels really exciting. So many friends and family were here supporting and that means so much. And this cast is so wonderful. It's just a real pleasure to be part of this."