Profile for theatrepersonNYC

Islander_fan said: "I don’t think that it is fair to single out one country for closing its boarders to keep things contained. Australia was not the only country to do that.

Also, there have been a good number of countries who instructed people to stay home in quarantine and had citizens who listened and followed through on that. But, not in America.

You are correct on the first count, but only Australia has refused the return of its OWN citizens, as part

I think one of the other things about Australia is that by closing their borders, they have allowed tens of thousands of their own citizens stranded in foreign countries, often at risk, without visas, and broke.  If Australia had land borders, this alone would be considered a humanitarian crisis.  But for now, it's invisible, all in the name of "following the science".

I'll also add that Australia's good fortune is following a similar pattern of the enti

Broadway Joe said: "theatrepersonNYC said: "Princeton2 said: "Broadway seems a bit of a strange set up. It really seems.to be an all or nothing approach. Unlike in the UK where some shows are trying to run under social distancing and covid secure measures if they can (e.g. Sleepless, Six, Palladium Panto) plus some regional theatres are doing seasons of small cast plays and social distanced audiences.

To be fair, the Governor is the one keeping the v

Princeton2 said: "Broadway seems a bit of a strange set up. It really seems.to be an all or nothing approach. Unlike in the UK where some shows are trying to run under social distancing and covid secure measures if they can (e.g. Sleepless, Six, Palladium Panto) plus some regional theatres are doing seasons of small cast plays and social distanced audiences. 

To be fair, the Governor is the one keeping the venues closed, not the unions or the producers.  Kee

One of the key issues is that until there is a safe, clean, functional and utilized subway system, everything else is secondary. 

I also work on Broadway - and the reality is that if  people can be on a subway that is crowded, sharing space to get to work or to the show, or home from a restaurant, then Broadway will function in the same way.

But until we can share a relatively tight space to get to work or to the show, or home from a restaurant, then the

Dear Harvey,

I adore you, but boy, you are way off-base.

You see, Steve and Jordan Roth ARE corporate America.  Vornado is a publicly traded company on the NYSE.  Steve backed Trump because he could profit from him and his tax cuts and his corporatized Supreme Court.  Damn Trump's incompetence, has racism, his homophobia - profit is what Steve does, and he sure has profited!  And those profits are what allows Jordan to do what he does: be born into a weal