By Tom Tapp
31.03.2020 - 22:09 / variety.com
It’s not just Broadway that’s been affected by New York City’s shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Off Broadway productions went dark too, cutting short the already limited runs of plays and musicals at venues all over the city.
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One of those plays is “Sanctuary City,” the latest by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (“Cost of Living,” “Ironbound,” “Queens”). Directed by Rebecca Frecknall (“Summer and Smoke“), the world premiere production
Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell has been bringing cheer to the people of New York City every night by singing from his window/balcony… and he’s still going!
Proceeds from 'Quarantine Boogie (Loco)' will help feed residents of New York City impacted by the pandemic.
Kristen Stewart just turned 30-years-old and her girlfriend Dylan Meyer took to Instagram to share a super sweet message!
Brian Stokes Mitchell is providing entertainment to the people of New York City directly from the window of his Upper West Side apartment!
Broadway’s curtains will stay closed until June 7 – a two-month extension of the current coronavirus shutdown deadline.
Broadway can’t go on with the shows just yet.
Peter Beard is missing.
Joshua Jackson was spotted kissing his pregnant wife, Jodie Turner-Smith, days before she is due to give birth to their first child.
When two leading New York hospital networks announced that expectant mothers would have to deliver without their birthing partners, the reaction was swift. On Monday,NewYork-Presbyterian and Mount Sinai Health System each released updated guidelines on their visitor policies as New York City geared up for what has become the most taxing week on the city's health care system since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Let me preface this by saying the story I’m about to tell is not the smartest thing I’ve ever done.
People across the globe are finding creative ways to keep themselves entertained while quarantined, doing their part to prevent further spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus.
The annual Tony Awards ceremony celebrating the best in Broadway theatre have been postponed indefinitely, organizers said on Wednesday.
Roundabout Theatre Company is moving its hotly anticipated revival of “Caroline, Or Change” to the fall, as well as its upcoming production of “Birthday Candles” with Debra Messing.
Martin McDonagh’s “Hangmen” will not resume performances on Broadway, the play’s backers said on Friday. The show, which was expected to be a major contender at the Tony Awards, never officially opened. It was still in previews when a decision was made to close all New York City theaters last week in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman announced that he is shutting his cafe in New York due to the current Coronavirus outbreak. The actor reportedly also said that shutting the cafe was the right thing to do.