Original sentence: The Producers opened in London's West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on November 9, 2004 and closed on January 6, 2007.With Lane cast in the role once again, alongside the team of Lee Evans as Leo Bloom, Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla, George Arau as Roger De Bris and James Dreyfus as Carmen Ghia with Nicolas Colicos as Franz Liebkind, the show had similar box office success as that seen in New York
Edited sentence: On 23 June 2006, it was announced that the show would close on 6 January 2007, to make way for the European premiere of The Lord of the Rings musical.With Lane cast in the role once again, alongside the equally strong team of Lee Evans as Leo Bloom, Leigh Zimmerman as Ulla, George Arau as Roger De Bris and James Dreyfus as Carmen Ghia with Nicolas Colicos as Franz Liebkind, the show got off to a tremendous start and had similar box office success as that seen in New York