NEW YORK (AP) — The long-running Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” will close its doors through May 17 as its theater undergoes repairs after a fire shut down the musical.
Performances are canceled through Sunday, May 17. Ticket holders for impacted performances will be notified via their point of purchase to receive refunds or reschedule.
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FILE - The Eugene O'Neill theater sits with its marquis lights turned off during the "Broadway for Earth" hour in New York, March 27, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)
FILE - In this March 16, 2011 photo, Trey Parker, right, and Matt Stone, co-creators of the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon," pose for a portrait outside the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)
Firetrucks are parked outside of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York on Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David Martin)
Firetrucks are parked outside of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York on Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David Martin)
Firetrucks are parked outside of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York on Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David Martin)
“ATG Entertainment and ‘The Book of Mormon’ are currently working with a team of industry professionals to begin repairs needed to the building,” according to a statement by both groups issued Wednesday. They extended “their deepest thanks to the firefighters and emergency responders for their bravery and speedy response.”
The blaze, which began May 4 in an electrical room, caused “substantial damage” to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, according to New York Fire Department Assistant Chief David Simms. The cause of the fire remains unknown. “FDNY was immediately contacted, were on site within minutes, and quickly extinguished the fire,” according to the latest statement.
Simms said the damage was largely confined to the fourth floor area and a backroom containing lighting equipment and dangling chandeliers. There was some water damage as well, he said.
“The Book of Mormon” is among Broadway’s longest running shows, with more than 5,000 performances since opening at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in 2011.
The theater, which opened in 1925, has previously hosted productions of “Sweeney Todd,” a revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” and the rock musical “Spring Awakening,” among many other performances.
FILE - The Eugene O'Neill theater sits with its marquis lights turned off during the "Broadway for Earth" hour in New York, March 27, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman, file)
FILE - In this March 16, 2011 photo, Trey Parker, right, and Matt Stone, co-creators of the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon," pose for a portrait outside the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)
Firetrucks are parked outside of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York on Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David Martin)
Firetrucks are parked outside of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York on Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David Martin)
Firetrucks are parked outside of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York on Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David Martin)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Jimmy Haslam says he would like to have Giannis Antetokounmpo's future sorted out before next month’s NBA draft.
Haslam spoke Wednesday alongside general manager Jon Horst at a news conference introducing Taylor Jenkins as the Bucks’ coach. Antetokounmpo has spent his entire 13-year career with the Bucks, but it's possible he could leave Milwaukee after a frustrating, injury-marred season.
“I just think before the draft is a natural time,” Haslam said. “Because if Giannis does play somewhere else, we’ve got to have a lot of assets. That’s Jon’s job to do. And if he’s here, then you build the team differently.”
Antetokounmpo has said repeatedly that he likes playing in Milwaukee but wants to play for a franchise committed to competing for championships. The Bucks went 32-50 this season to snap a string of nine straight playoff appearances.
The Bucks can offer Antetokounmpo a four-year, $275 million contract extension in October. If Antetokounmpo doesn’t sign, he could become a free agent after next season.
Haslam, also a co-owner of the NFL's Cleveland Browns, would like the matter settled long before October. He spoke Wednesday as though the decision rests with the Bucks as much as it does with Antetokounmpo.
“We never had any problem communicating directly with Giannis — at all — and always knew where he stood,” Haslam said. “And I think he always knew where we stood. We’ve had those kind of conversations since the season was over. ... So sometime over the next six or seven weeks, we’ll decide whether Giannis is going to sign a max contract and stay with us, or he’s going to play somewhere else. And Jon and Taylor, along with (co-owner) Wes (Edens) and myself will make that call, and we understand the gravity of that call.”
The Bucks will have a lottery pick this year either in their own spot or in New Orleans’ spot, whichever is less favorable. The draft lottery is Sunday.
Antetokounmpo, 31, led the Bucks their first title in half a century in 2021, and he owns virtually all the franchise’s major career records. He won the first of his two straight MVP awards in 2018-19, when Jenkins was an assistant on Mike Budenholzer’s staff.
Horst noted the Bucks have sought input from Antetokounmpo and other players during previous coaching searches but that they didn’t do that this time. Jenkins said he has communicated with Antetokounmpo since he took the job.
“He’s expressed tremendous excitement for me and my family,” Jenkins said. “Obviously, even only being here for one season, he and I established a really good relationship and maintained that respect, even from a distance.”
The 41-year-old Jenkins coached the Grizzlies from 2019-25 and went 250-214, leading them to three straight playoff appearances from 2021-23. Memphis got beyond the first round under Jenkins just once, in 2022, when the second-seeded Grizzlies beat Minnesota before losing to Golden State in the Western Conference semifinals.
Memphis was decimated by injuries in 2023-24 and went 27-55. The Grizzlies fired Jenkins with nine games left in the 2024-25 season and were swept by eventual champion Oklahoma City in the first round of the playoffs.
Jenkins’ success with Memphis made him an attractive head coaching candidate, and he quickly focused on a possible return to Milwaukee rather than waiting to find out if any playoff teams made coaching changes.
He understood it was possible he wouldn't be coaching Antetokounmpo.
“When this opportunity became available, I was like, I know the people,” Jenkins said. “I know what they stand for. I know what their standards are going to be on a day-to-day basis.”
Jenkins will become the Bucks' fourth coach in five seasons, not counting Joe Prunty’s three-game interim stint in February 2024.
Budenholzer, who led Milwaukee to the 2021 title, was fired after a 2023 playoff loss to Miami. Adrian Griffin lasted barely half a season, going 30-13 before he was fired. Doc Rivers took over and stepped down after this season with a 97-103 record.
The Bucks were one of the league’s most disappointing teams this season as injuries limited Antetokounmpo to a career-low 36 games.
“Giannis has brought Milwaukee its second championship and the first in 50 years,” Haslam said. “He’s a phenomenal player. He’s a phenomenal person. He’s arguably one of the best basketball players in the world and we will do what’s best for Giannis and what’s best for the organization. We don’t know whether Giannis will stay with us or not, but we’ll work through that with Giannis in the coming weeks.”
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Milwaukee Bucks' new head coach Taylor Jenkins, right, speaks with speaks with general manager Jon Horst after an NBA basketball news conference, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee)
Milwaukee Bucks' new head coach Taylor Jenkins, third from left, poses with Bucks players, from left, Pete Nance, Cormac Ryan, Myles Turner, AJ Green and Bobby Portis after an NBA basketball news conference, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee)
Milwaukee Bucks' new head coach Taylor Jenkins poses after an NBA basketball news conference, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee)
Milwaukee Bucks' new head coach Taylor Jenkins, center, poses with general manager Jon Horst, left, and co-owner Jimmy Haslam after an NBA basketball news conference, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee)
