As of 7:00 a.m. this morning, Sunday, 20 April 2025, I received the following email in my inbox concerning my Life And Trust NYC show tomorrow:
Dearest Guest,
We sincerely regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, the theatrical run of Life And Trust officially came to an end last night.
We apologize for the late notice and for the disappointment and inconvenience this has caused, and appreciate your understanding and support.
We will begin processing refunds immediately, and you can reach us at [I’ve decided to withhold the email address].
Thank you in advance for your kindness and patience.
Life And Trust Box Office
A post was made on the Life And Trust NYC subreddit within minutes of this email going out:
I just got tickets to experience this for the first time and got this email. Is this real? What happened?
byu/leroyprompakdee inlifeandtrust
Sprinkled throughout this post were comments from an individual who purportedly had some knowledge of the situation, but those comments have since been deleted.
From what I recall of these comments, the individual claimed that:
- The cancellation/closure email is genuine
- No one is/was physically hurt concerning this sudden announcement
- The closure was as abrupt and shocking for those working for Life And Trust NYC as much as it is for fans and patrons
My Thoughts…
I have zero insider knowledge, but if this is genuinely true (and all information is pointing to yes at the time of this writing), I can only guess that one of two things happened:
- Either there’s some kind of legal/creative battle behind the scenes that no one is privy to, and it boiled over at some point last night.
- Or there was sudden damage to the set to such an extent that it was not financially viable to close the show down, invest in rebuilding and/or repairing, and then open it back out.
But these are purely guesses on my part.
I will say that I’ve attended Life and Trust NYC during the week a fair amount over the past couple of months, and the crowds were rather light. Being a somewhat cynical guy, I saw that as a sign the show might not make it two years, with June 2025 being the one-year anniversary of preview performances for Life and Trust NYC starting.
But I highly doubt finances alone are the cause of this.
Even if the show was truly struggling, the obvious business decision would be announcing a true closure and trying to pump sales as much as possible until the performance shuttered for good.
But that’s not what happened here.
Life And Trust performances happened yesterday, 19 April 2025, and today is Easter Sunday. So it’s all very strange, sudden, and ominous timing for an announcement like this.
I’ll do my best to document more on this as I find out new information.
UPDATE – Instagram Deactivated – 10:15 AM, 20 April 2025
The official Life And Trust Instagram account is offline and unreachable.
Prior to this, all commenting was turned off.
UPDATE – Official Website Announcement – 11:58 AM, 20 April 2025
It’s quite official that Life And Trust NYC is no more—very suddenly and abruptly.
Here is a screenshot from the official Life And Trust page:
The Life And Trust TikTok account is now scrubbed, too, along with the aforementioned Instagram account.
UPDATE – Instagram Restored… Kind Of – 1:18 PM, 20 April 2025
At approximately 1:00 PM, the Life And Trust Instagram account went live again. But all posts were deleted save for one stating the following:
We want to express our deepest gratitude to the thousands of audience members who stepped into our world, and to the extraordinary cast, crew, and creative team who brought this production to life. Your Pas sion, talent, and believe in the magic of live performance made this ambitious journey possible.
Here is a screenshot of the Instagram post:
