Governor Andrew Cuomo: Broadway Shows Are Back and Many of Them Will Start to Reopen on September 14, 2021
AGN.News
May 4, 2021
NEW YORK – Broadway Shows Are Back! Broadway shows will begin to reopen on September 14, 2021.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday, May 4, 2021 that Broadway can now safely reopen with seating limits to be announce in the coming weeks by the various Broadway shows.
Last year, in March 2020, there were 31 productions running, including eight new shows in previews. Also, eight productions were in rehearsals preparing to open in the spring of 2020. Now, the lights are back on and waiting for the cast and crews to come back.
Broadway shows will resume Sept. 14, and tickets will go on sale starting Thursday, May 6. “They have to have a play to put on, and they are in the process of doing that,” Cuomo said.
The Broadway League said Tuesday that it is preparing shows, and the specific plays and their reopenings will be announced in the coming weeks.
“We are thrilled that Governor Cuomo clearly recognizes the impact of Broadway’s return on the city and state’s economy and the complexity of restarting an entire industry that has been dormant for over a year,” said Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the Broadway League.
“Nothing beats Broadway.” said Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the The Broadway League. Many who’ve been to a live Broadway show have said that it’s an “awe inspiring experience.”
This is good news for the City of New York and the more than 250,000 people who were attending the shows every week prior to the COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020.
New York is loosening COVID restrictions as infection rates fall. The positivity rate fell to 1.49% on Tuesday, the lowest level since late October. With such a low rate, Gov. Cuomo announcement was meet with great enthusiasm by New York visitors and residents.
Many shows will still be shuttered after the reopening date. All shows will still have some COVID-19 restrictions like mask wearing and more. As of now any show that reopens can have 100% seating capacity.
For example, the only Broadway show to announce official plans to reopen was “Diana: The Musical,” which is hoping to start previews Dec. 1 at the Longacre Theatre.
“Today’s news means we are one step closer to the safe reopening of not just Broadway, but jobs for thousands of workers in the New York area,” said Mary McColl, executive director of the Actors’ Equity Association.
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