By Robert Kennedy
Jan 26, 2021 3:36 AM
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) Broadway shows are expected to return to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Oct. 27 with “Wicked” while the center hopes to resume in-person shows in August.
The PAC has been dark since the March 12 performance of “Baby Shark Live!” And while the center hoped the 2020-21 season could take place, it’s now clear that touring shows won’t resume until fall, according to PAC president Maria Van Laanen.
“As we are looking at the rollout of the vaccine and the continued high-level of spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s becoming very obvious that the touring industry is not going to be able to start this spring as we had hoped. So, we are now moving our calendar and looking ahead to the fall as a time when we think the nation will be much better prepared to have shows that are touring across the country and welcoming people back inside to live theatre performances.”