“Water for Elephantsofa168,” a circus romance adapted from Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel, will close on Broadway on Dec. 8, the latest big-budget musical to shutter during a challenging time for the theater business. The musical was capitalized fo

More than a century ago, New York City’s Meatpacking District teemed with large animals, most of them bound for a bloody end. Now, herds of huge creatures are once again gathered on this downtown Manhattan neighborhood’s cobblestone streets, but the