By Erik Pedersen
15.05.2020 - 02:05 / torontosun.com
Frozen has become the most high profile casualty of Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown — the show will not return when New York’s theatres reopen in September.
The producers of the Disney production have announced the show’s permanent closure, making it the third production to shut down completely amid the ongoing global health crisis.
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The big budget musical Frozen will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. The Disney show opened in March 2018 and placed among the top five Broadway productions for both gross and attendance over both years it ran, often pulling in over $1 million, and even $2 million a week.Until now, only shows that were waiting to officially open have announced postponements or cancellations.
Frozen has become the most high profile casualty of Broadway’s coronavirus shutdown – the show will not return when New York’s theatres re-open in September.
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