Happy New Year, now get out.

Broadway is taking a bruising, not only from falling ticket sales but from antsy producers not prepared to lose money the way they might normally.

More than a dozen plays will close on Broadway during January, following several that couldn't hold on through the holiday season, normally a flush time for theater tourism.

January is usually when struggling shows close, but this season, the strugglers are shocking. Just 18 months after winning the Tony for best musical, Spring Awakening is going to sleep. Patti LuPone is putting her belt away - her starring role in Gypsy is closing two months early. Spamalot? Gone.

It was a harsh season for new shows, too, lasting what seemed like minutes after opening night. Despite a celebrity-studded cast of John Leguizamo, Cedric the Entertainer and Haley Joel Osment, David Mamet's American Buffalo lasted just eight performances after opening to negative reviews.

New shows aren't faring well, either. A number of productions scheduled to open in the spring have been canceled. A new play by John Guare (Six Degrees of Separation) was postponed at the Public Theater. A revival of Hair, which sold out free in Central Park last summer, was struggling as backers pulled out but pulled in Spring Awakening producers to keep its scheduled spring opening.

One thing Broadway producers aren't doing: lowering their prices. For bargains, the best place is the TKTS booth on the day of the show - where you'll see more titles than ever available at discount.

So long, farewell: Recent and upcoming Broadway closings:

* Jan. 4: All My Sons, Boeing-Boeing, Dividing the Estate, Grease, Hairspray, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Liza's at the Palace, Young Frankenstein, Slava's Snowshow, 13

* Jan. 11: Gypsy, Spamalot

* Jan. 18: Spring Awakening