‘Grease’ revival to call it quits

Producers of “Grease” announced that their 1950s-era musical will close Jan. 4, the ninth Broadway show scheduled to fold next month.

The revival will have played 554 performances, compared with 3,388 for the original 1972 show. The new version, which like the original is set in and around the fictional Rydell High School, attracted national attention by casting its leads from a TV program.

Seven Broadway shows will close on Jan. 4 alone, including “Young Frankenstein,” “Hairspray,” “Boeing-Boeing,” “13” and holiday engagements of “White Christmas” and “Slava’s Snowshow.”

“January historically is a terrible time for Broadway,” said Drew Cohen, president of Music Theatre International, a New York company that licenses musicals to theaters and schools. “The tourists go home. That’s when a show that’s on shaky ground takes the opportunity to close.”