“Sleep No More,” the immersive experience that revolutionized the theater scene, has announced its final performance. The influential, site-specific show will close following the matinee performance on January 5, 2025, after a 14-year run at the McKittrick Hotel.
“Sleep No More’ has been threatening to pack it up for roughly a year. It originally announced it would end performances on January 28, 2024, but due to popular demand, several additional extensions were announced.
Created by Punchdrunk and produced by Emursive , whose co-founders include Jonathan Hochwald and Arthur Karpati, in association with Rebecca Gold Productions, ”Sleep No More” began previews on March 7, 2011. By the time it takes a final bow, the show will have played to over two million attendees.
“We are filled with 14 years of memories and emotions as we come to the end of this extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime creative journey,” Emursive’s Hochwald and Karpati said in a statement. “In the meantime, the hotel’s doors remain open to the public for a final 75 performances.”
In a joint statement, Punchdrunk leaders Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle said, “We are incredibly proud of the artistic community ‘Sleep No More’ has nurtured and the many distinct audiences it has loved in New York. Fourteen years ago, we could never have imagined the astonishing journey this show has been on. It’s had an incalculable impact on us all and will live on in our hearts, seep through our skin and sleep in the deepest parts of our imaginations. We are eternally grateful to everyone involved in this production.”
Beyond “Sleep No More,” the McKittrick Hotel has evolved into a multi-venue dining, nightlife, and entertainment destination. The hotel’s diverse stages have hosted the likes of Mumford and Sons, Sting, Jon Batiste, Brandi Carlisle, Dua Lipa, Josh Groban, Leslie Odom Jr. and Jennifer Holliday.
The McKittrick Hotel has also been the site of everything from surreal parties and masquerade balls to film premieres, Broadway openings, music festivals, charity galas and magic shows. It has showcased works from the National Theatre of Scotland, transfers from London theaters and the Edinburgh Festival, and has become the city’s go-to venue for legendary Halloween, New Year’s Eve, Mayfair, and Midsommar celebrations.
