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Sen. Chuck Schumer in front of speakers including Brian Stokes Mitchell and Broadway League Chair Lauren Reid. (Photo: Caitlin Huston)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and leaders of Broadway gathered in Times Square Friday to speak to Broadway’s reopening and the passage of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.
Members of the Broadway community, including Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin and League Chair Lauren Reid, praised Schumer for spearheading the grant legislation, which is seen as a means to bring back the industry
. However, funding for the grant program has been delayed, and as underlined in the press conference, there are still many other unresolved issues for Broadway’s return, including vaccination requirements, safety protocols and the date for the Tony Awards.
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People walk outside Hamilton at Richard Rodgers Theatre in Times Square on May 12, 2021 in New York City.
Theater insiders give a sense of what to expect when the curtains rise on Sept. 14.
When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on May 5 that Broadway would light up again on Sept. 14 after what will end up being an unprecedented 18-month hiatus, the theater community and audiences celebrated even as questions remain about what a post-pandemic Great White Way looks like.
One thing about the reopening, however, was established at least a year ago – unlike movie theaters, which have opened with partially distanced seating, Broadway would come back only at 100% capacity.