“Don’t sleep anymore», the immersive experience that revolutionized the theater scene, announced its final performance. The influential, site-specific show will end after the matinee performance on January 5, 2025, after 14 years of running at the McKittrick Hotel.
“Sleep No More” has been threatening to overwhelm everything for about a year. It had initially announced that 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 of its final bow, the show will have played in front of more than two million spectators.
“We are filled with 14 years of memories and emotions as we come to the end of this extraordinary, unique creative journey,” Hochwald and Karpati of Emursive said in a statement. “In the meantime, the doors of the hotel remain open to the public for 75 final performances.”
In a joint statement, Punchdrunk executives Felix Barrett and Maxine Doyle said: “We are incredibly proud of the artistic community that 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 taken. It has had an incalculable impact on all of us and will continue to live in our hearts, seep into our skin and lie dormant in the depths of our imagination. We are forever grateful to everyone involved in this production.
Beyond “Sleep No More,” the McKittrick Hotel has become a multi-venue dining, nightlife and entertainment destination. The hotel’s various stages have hosted 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 scene of everything from surreal parties and masquerade balls to movie premieres, Broadway openings, music festivals, charity galas and magic shows. It has presented works from the National Theater of Scotland, transfers from London Theaters and the Edinburgh Festival, and has become the city’s go-to venue for the legendary Halloween, New Year, Mayfair and Midsommar celebrations .
