The novel coronavirus has claimed yet another life.
13.03.2020 - 08:23 / peoplemagazine.co.za
Broadway is going dark to keep actors, producers, theatre staff, and fans safe amid the ongoing coronavirus chaos.
All shows and plays will shut down from Thursday night (12Mar20) until 12 April, according to officials at the Broadway League, a trade organisation representing producers and venue owners.
New York’s theatre bosses, owners, and union representatives met to discuss a possible month-long shutdown of all shows and plays on Thursday morning.
Actors Equity union chiefs have been
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all Broadway theaters to shut their doors on Thursday amid ongoing coronavirus concerns. Cuomo banned gatherings of 500 or more in the city, effectively forcing the hand of Broadway producers who had previously said that Broadway would be “open for business” unless advised otherwise by the government.
Broadway is going dark to keep actors, producers, theatre staff, and fans safe amid the ongoing coronavirus chaos.
NEW YORK -- New York's governor ordered all Broadway theaters to shut their doors in the face of ongoing coronavirus concerns, plunging into darkness one of the city's most popular tourist attractions and causing turmoil in the run-up to the Tony Awards.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Broadway theaters, which make up NYC's largest tourist industry, will close at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday night (March 12) through April 12."Our top priority has been and will continue to be the health and well-being of Broadway theatregoers and the thousands of people who work in the theatre industry every day, including actors, musicians, stagehands, ushers, and many other dedicated professionals," Charlotte St.