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In the Broadway League’s last statement, they said: “"We applaud the Governor's recent announcement easing capacity limits on performance venues in New York State. We are encouraged by this good news, which is a long-awaited indication that New York is truly on the road to recovery. We look forward to reopening at full capacity and are working to safely welcome audiences and employees back to Broadway theatres this fall. As always, we continue to work closely with our elected officials and will share more information as soon as plans become finalized." In recent months, many steps have be...

February 22, 2021 Business was booming. Nearly 15 million people had seen Broadway shows during the 2018-19 season. The total box office gross was $1.8 billion. And as the calendar pages flipped to January 2020, every theater had been booked for what was expected to be a prosperous spring, with 21 productions scheduled to open between the first of the year and the late-April Tony Awards cut-off. By Friday, March 13, that was all moot. The curtain had unceremoniously fallen the afternoon before by order of New York State, as cases of the novel coronavirus ravaged the city and rapidly filled ho...

Sharon Wheatley: Come From Away did a Good Morning America 3 performance the morning of the shutdown. We were in a holding room there, and [cast member] Petrina Bromley looked around and she's like "Guys, what is this wall?" And I looked at this black and red wall and thought it was weird. Then we realized it was their Covid war room, where they do their nightly "This is what's happening with Covid" broadcasts. That was our holding room. But the irony was, there was a sink with no soap or hand towels. I went and found a janitor and told him, and he came back without soap, but gave us some t...

Hamilton, Frozen and More Return to MN Stages in 2021 Last week, the Hennepin Theatre Trust announced its lineup for the tentative 2021-2022 season. On Thursday, Hennepin Theatre Trust announced its tentative 2021-2022 season for concerts and theater performances. The trust manages the Orpheum Theater, State Theater and Pantages Theater, all located in Minneapolis. The season is set to open with a rescheduled run of the highly popular Broadway music Hamilton; other notable shows include Disney's Frozen, Oklahoma!, Cats, and Moulin Rouge! the Musical. Here's the full lineup: July 27-August 29...

NBC's 'One Night Only' Broadway Special - Performers Lineup Revealed!: Photo #4507647. NBC is giving Broadway the spotlight with the new special One Night Only: The Best of Broadway. Tina Fey is hosting the two-hour special, which will feature performances…