QUICK TAKES - June 19, 2009

No show: The reunited ‘80s boy band New Kids on the Block has canceled a planned tour of Australia, blaming the economic downturn amid reports of poor ticket sales.

Carrying on: Showtime has ordered seven more episodes of “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union,” for airing in 2010.

New owner: Owners of the Asbury Park, N.J., building that housed the Upstage Club where Bruce Springsteen played in the late 1960s and early 1970s has agreed to sell it for $1.1 million. The buyer intends to use the property for his own business.