The New Normal on U.K. Productions: Vaccination Questions, Double Props and Tennis Balls

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“To those New Yorkers who have yet to meet me, I say this – you may not know me. But I know you,” the State of New York’s first female Governor Kathy Hochul said in her debut public address after being officially sworn in early Tuesday.

NEW YORK -- A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.The New Deal for Broadway emerged following a summit of industry leaders organized by Black Theatre United earlier this year.

Taking the term mini-me to a whole new level!

Chris Willman Music WriterWithout making light of the situation, the existential conundrum facing the concert industry — which was poised for an ambitious return this summer after 18 months of lockdown, only to see its plans upended by COVID variants and spikes — can be summarized in a tale of two Jasons.On one hand, there’s country singer Jason Aldean, who started off his tour this month by making nightly anti-masking proclamations.

Transition time. Lindsie Chrisley and her son, Jackson, are in an adjustment period one month after the former reality star’s split from Will Campbell.

Laura Osnes, who has starred in such Broadway musicals as Bandstand, South Pacific and Bonnie and Clyde, is disputing reports that she was fired from a one-night benefit concert in East Hampton, New York, for her refusal to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterMovie theaters in a handful of cities around the country will soon be checking for proof of vaccination — creating one more obstacle to the full return of moviegoing.In New York, the requirement goes into effect on Tuesday.

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned first that Netflix has set the cast for their adaptation of Annie Barrows’ New York Times bestselling book series Ivy & Bean and that is Emmy Award Nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emmy Award Winner Jane Lynch, Pretty Little Liars‘ Sasha Pieterse, Oscar nominee Nia Vardalos, Garfield Wilson, Jaycie Dotin and Marci T. House.

Ethan Shanfeld As the delta variant threatens to suspend a return to normalcy, New York City’s vaccine mandate for indoor entertainment venues, including concert halls, museums, restaurants, bars, fitness gyms, movie and stage theaters, is set to launch Tuesday.The program, part of the “Key to NYC” initiative, will require New Yorkers to show an Excelsior pass, a CDC paper card or other official documentation, as well as personal identification.“Defeating the delta variant is the best way to

NYCNext to rally around the city’s comeback.The song selection wasn’t just a happy coincidence, either.Citing that the original and majestic tune was Joel’s “love letter” to the city during its turbulent years of the mid-’70s, NYCNext re-created his unconditional admiration upon New York’s more modern hardships.“In this equally challenging time, we realized that this song was precisely the rally cry that New York needs,” the group, which describes itself as “a passionate group of New Yorkers

It’s fascinating to watch local governments—New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans—rush to enact Covid vaccine requirements for entry to the publicly accessible spaces of private business, including, yes, movie theaters.

NEW ORLEANS -- People who want to enter New Orleans bars, restaurants, music halls — or any other inside venue — will soon have to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or a recent negative test, according to new rules announced Thursday by the mayor amid a surge in virus cases.Louisiana has become a hot spot for the fourth surge in the pandemic, driven by both low vaccination rates across the state and the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus.

WKXW/NJ101.5.Vanderpump, 23, was known “in Trenton and across New Jersey as a fierce LGBTQ advocate,” the LGBTQ rights group Garden State Equality wrote in a Facebook post, vowing to “fight to bring justice to Shai and her loved ones.”According to The Trentonian, police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the unit block of Kelsey Avenue, in the city’s Pennington/Prospect neighborhood, around 4:40 a.m on Friday, July 30. Upon arrival, they found Vanderpump shot in the face.

Concert attendees in New York City will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend all indoor shows as part of new pandemic mitigation procedures implemented on Tuesday. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the plan as part of the "Key To NYC Pass," which will also require New York City residents to get at least one COVID vaccination shot to work out in a gym, eat inside a restaurant, and more.

COVID-19 vaccination for indoor dining, fitness and entertainment, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The first-in-the nation approach — called the «Key to NYC Pass» — will apply to workers and customers in those indoor spaces, he said. «The key to New York City.

A huge new announcement was made about vaccine proof in New York City.