They're delaying filming by two weeks to rework the plotline, which means the premiere date should remain in tact, if all works out in the two week span.
If any good can come out of this tragedy, it's forcing the writers to give the show more attention than it's been getting, and work out things they didn't do last season. The original plot for this upcoming season was to basically pick up where season four left off, basically having a season 4-b. So, I think that if any good will come from this terrible tragedy, it's that the writers will actually have to further the plot beyond the lazy season 4-b planned.
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
