Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/20/23- Page 3

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 12:09pm

JSquared2 said: "People stand in close (or closer) proximity with crowds of others all day in in NYC, in the subway, in stores, etc. People who are more comfortable wearing masks will continue to do so."

Yes, but this is more a matter of exposing the actors and other employees. The idea of a testing pool kind of goes away when the audience is so close. But I assume the producers had convos with Equity and the other unions prior to all this about the covid of it all.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 1:28pm

They can also require those closer have to wear masks. Given the recent rise in cases they could potentially implement that 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 1:32pm

Several shows this Fall have performances where masks are required (off Broadway). I am attending two of them and won't mind in the least. 

 

[pethian]

Posted: 8/23/23 at 2:55pm

Kad said: "The main issue HLL has is that it’s trying to capture lightning in a bottle- nearly impossible most of the time, but even harder when that lightning is now a decade old. And unlike a decade ago, it doesn’t seem to be becoming a must-see, buzzed about event."

Yes, i believe that's the challenge for them. And, the fact that the headlines of the past several years have made pieces about autocrats less palatable.

[OMG U Guyz]

Posted: 8/24/23 at 9:57am

Wick3 said: "I hope Lea Salonga comes back to the show.

David Byrne fans came out to see American Utopia. I think if they market his name more, his fans would go see HLL too."

I just had this conversation with someone who called it the David Byrne musical so it’s out there.