Entertainment : ‘42nd Street’ Eight-Year Run Ends

The dancing feet of the cast of “42nd Street” took to the stage one last time, as the second longest-running show on Broadway closed after eight years and 3,486 performances seen by 10 million people.

Based on the 1933 Warner Bros. movie starring Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers, the show closed Sunday night but it may be revived in April with an all-black cast, and the scenery and other equipment is being kept. Its music includes such classics as “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” and the title song. The musical’s longevity was second only to “A Chorus Line,” which opened in 1975.