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Entertainment industry workers are worried about being able to make ends meet if their shows shutdown.

Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in New York, workers in the entertainment industry, many of whom are freelancers, are worried about the prospect of another shutdown. At least 12 Broadway shows have canceled performances due to performers and staff testing positive. Three Broadway shows, "Jagged Little Pill," "Waitress" and "Thoughts of a Colored Man," announced they will close their doors permanently, after ...

Both productions are the latest in a growing number of shows citing New York's recent swell of COVID cases as the source of their shutdowns.

How can people strengthen their connections to natural world? That was the question addressed during this year’s December Dialogues, an event hosted by the Dialogue on Science Ethics, & Religion (DoSER) program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

One evening in November, just a few hours before showtime, stage management told LaQuet Sharnell Pringle to prepare. A practiced swing, Pringle covers

The Broadway show canceled its Dec. 25 performance and Dec. 26 matinee due to breakthrough cases.

Weekend performances of Broadway's The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, have been canceled.

One Broadway pro wouldn't be surprised to see a show about the pandemic take the stage once this is all over

• Keenan Scott II made his Broadway acting debut this week in "Thoughts of a Colored Man," a milestone made even more remarkable because he also wrote the play. The actor-turned-playwright was pressed into acting duties at the last moment on Tuesday to keep his show open as Broadway battles the covid-19 surge. In doing so, he saved at least one performance. "Like any other actor, I've always wanted to make my Broadway acting debut in whatever show wanted to hire me," S...

NEW YORK — Keenan Scott II made his Broadway acting debut this week in “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” It’s a remarkable feat since he also wrote the play. The actor-turned-playwright was pressed into acting duties at the last moment Tuesday night to keep his show open while Broadway battles spikes in COVID-19 cases. He saved at least one performance. But it wasn’t enough. Late