Broadway Musicals Resumed One Year Ago Today

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 4:59pm

I can’t believe it’s been a full year since those first performances of “Waitress” and “Hadestown”. Rewatching this video of the opening moments of Hadestown made me really tear up remembering those first moments back in a theatre again. And yes, I know “Pass Over” opened in August but it didn’t really feel like we were “back” until 9/2/21.

Just a moment in Broadway history I wanted to take note of today. 

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 5:01pm

Thank you, Jordan, for this wonderful reminder. We have come so far in a year.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 5:04pm

I’ll admit, I tear up sometimes reading the responses on my 9/2/21 reopening nights thread. I’m sure it was a highly emotional night for everyone that saw either of those shows.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1125994

Updated On: 9/2/22 at 05:04 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 5:11pm

When Broadway started to reopen, I really felt a sense of normalcy coming back. I watched every video of every show of their reopenings. I attended Come From Away's reopening performance. It was such a great feeling and such a momentous time for the arts to welcome theater back into everyone's lives.

[suzycat]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 5:12pm

Pass Over was the first show I saw back. An afternoon I will never forget. 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 5:22pm

Wow! Has it really been a year already? How time flies! 

[ImAProphet]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 5:27pm

suzycat said: "Pass Over was the first show I saw back. An afternoon I will never forget."

My first show back was Perfect Crime, which I will also not forget for different reasons.

[uncageg]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 7:01pm

My first show back was "Camp Morning Wood - TheMusical. Then "Merry Wives" and Fairycakes". My first Broadway show back was "Flying Over Sunset" and my second was "Mj - The Musical".

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 9/2/22 at 10:46pm

uncageg said: "My first show back was "Camp Morning Wood - TheMusical. Then "Merry Wives" and Fairycakes". My first Broadway show back was "Flying Over Sunset" and my second was "Mj - The Musical"."


You will rebuild.