More Bad news For Girls

Really not turning out to be the year of the woman (little or big) is it?

Anther female cult takes a hit

From the Chicago Tribune:

American Girl to close theaters in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles

For the past decade, American Girl Place has run a popular theater in the basement of its flagship Chicago retail emporium at 111 E. Chicago Ave. Hoards of tourists and residents have lined up to see one of the signature, original shows created by such Broadway professionals as Gretchen Cryer. For many young visitors to Chicago, "The American Girls Revue" has been a top draw for years.

Not for much longer.

On Tuesday, according to a person who works with the show, American Girl sent out a memorandum telling the cast and crew that theater operations in both Chicago and New York would end on Sept. 1. The American Girl Places in both cities will no longer have live shows after that date. The Los Angeles American Girl Place will lose its version of "The American Girls Revue" even earlier, on April 13.