Great News! Testament of Mary Cut Short

Great news! The blasphemous play "The Testament of Mary" has been cut short. On April 22, nearly 400 Catholics led by the America Needs Fatima protested the play in which the main character (playing the Blessed Mother) says the whole redemption story was false and in the end entirely disrobes.

Here is the result of  this protest!

Playbill News: The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw, Will Close May 5

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The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw, Will Close May 5

By Adam Hetrick

April 30, 2013

The Testament of Mary, starring Tony Award nominee and four-time Olivier Award-winning actress Fiona

Shaw as the mother of Christ, will end its Broadway run May 5 at the Walter Kerr Theatre after 16 regular

performances.

Authored by Irish novelist Colm Toibln, the play is the first Broadway production to post a closing notice

following the April 30 announcement of the 2013 Tony Award nominations. Despite earning three Tony

nominations, including Best Play, The Testament of Mary will end its run prematurely.

It began previews March 26 and officially opened to mixed reviews April 22 after playing 27 previews. It was

scheduled to playa 12-week engagement through June 16.