final curtain

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Her run was supposed to end on May 17, but her final curtain call has shifted to Friday, May 1.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

“There is no final curtain here, not really,” Weir’s family wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

An emotional night of performances and tributes led by actors Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston has brought down the final curtain on Oldham's Coliseum theatre after more than 135 years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2023

Now the Oscar nominee is reiterating sentiments she has shared before, and it may be the final curtain call for her acting career.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, miles across the water, we saw the final curtain of New York City—the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini