'We'll be back,' Broadway says, on shutdown anniversary
'We'll be back,' Broadway says, on shutdown anniversary Dancers perform during the We Will Be Back pop-up performance in Manhattans Times Square, March. 12, 2021. Vincent Tullo/The New York Times. by Julia Jacobs (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- One year ago, the grim news that Broadway was shutting down was sweeping through the theater district. Performers were packing up their things and heading home; theater staff members were stationed in lobbies to intercept ticket holders and explain to them that the show was canceled. As a return date was pushed further and further, performers and theater s...