Broadway and the Coronavirus — Page 2

By the looks of social media; it looks like the Hamilton cast in San Francisco will now have the weekend off.

People really need to calm down. More people have the flu right now than this. I'm hoping these "experts" are correct in saying it'll only be a seasonal virus and that by the end of April this should be done with. People can start to panic when this starts reaching bigger numbers. But as of now, everyone should be conducting business as usual and WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!

DAME said: "mailhandler777 said: "I go to NYC every weekend and will continue to do so for the next 2 weekends as I have tickets to shows and concerts. Not worried at all and I'm not about to live in a bubble either. "

Good for you honey . I have two friends in Italy going thru hell right now and know one of the ill in Westchester. We don’t know anything .. but it certainly ain’t worth a broadway show to me . It’s about being careful and cautious."

I'm sorry to hear that. I am very careful and cautious.

ACL2006 said: "People really need to calm down. More people have the flu right now than this. I'm hoping these "experts" are correct in saying it'll only be a seasonal virus and that by the end of April this should be done with. People can start to panic when this starts reaching bigger numbers. But as of now, everyone should be conducting business as usual and WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS!"

4,000 people across the New York are now in quarantine as a precaution -- that includes 2,700 in NYC, 1,000 in Westchester and 70 in Nassau County.
There are 44 people in mandatory quarantine across the state, including 33 in Westchester, nine in NYC and one in Nassau County.
Officials announced on Friday that Gap closed its corporate offices in Tribeca on Thursday after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. Foursquare shuts NYC office over coronavirus concerns
Cuomo said of his expectation going forward. "The number of people who will be infected will continue to increase. It is going to be dozens and dozens and dozens."

I might have to cancel my trip in two weeks. I'm not prone to overreaction, but I have cystic fibrosis and my lungs are in bad enough shape that I'm not sure it's worth the risk. Really I'm more concerned about the plane ride and being in the airport. Hopefully I'll be able to get refunds or reschedule the shows I already have tickets for .

If this is any indication- I booked 6 shows in London during March 11-15- and all 6 refunded my entire money- I did not have to get any rain checks for future performances- the entire cost of each ticket- minus service fees of a very modest amount- for a few of the shows- I would expect NY BWAY shows to do the same.

My reaction, as a level headed mature person, is to carry on as normal. I have always known how to and so do wash my hands correctly and when necessary.

Until I am told officially to stay at home or I have contacted the virus then it's business as usual and on with the show.

I have been down the death path twice so if it gets me with this, I'm ready.

A terrorist attack, a germ, I 'm out there, not shut away with a years supply of toilet paper

We are seeing The Minutes, Company and Six next weekend. I’m more worried about Amtrak cancelling the train from
Harrisburg than the shows being cancelled.

sppunk said: "We are seeing The Minutes, Company and Six next weekend. I’m more worried about Amtrak cancelling the train from
Harrisburg than the showsbeing cancelled."

We take the same line then because I go from Philly to NYC at least twice a month. We might even be in the same car next weekend! I’m more afraid they’ll cancel our home train because I’ve heard they’re not running as many trains at the moment.


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ChihuahuaDad said: "I was able to get a full refund on a ticket to Company for Thursday 3/12 by calling Telecharge today. Good luck."

I’m supposed to see Hangmen on 4/4 and To Kill A Mockingbird on 3/21. TKAM they exchanged and I’m now seeing the first weekend in September. No problem there. But Hangmen, the customer agent said that they’ll request a refund for me. She said that if a refund is not approved (I guess by the box office?), then they’ll call me.

Updated On: 3/8/20 at 12:30 AM

AllThatJazz2 said: "We have a trip planned for next weekend. As someone said above, declaring a state of emergency allows them to get federal funding and is not an actual indicator they’re about to shut everything down. It seems like theaters are taking proactive measures (hand sanitizers, stopping stage doors and backstage guests). Right now, we are planning on things going forward as scheduled, and we’ll adjust as needed. If things are forcibly shut down, I’m sure theaters will work with patrons as far as refunds or exchanges are concerned."

The cast of the Hello, Dolly! tour tonight confirmed that they're no longer allowed to stage door or bring guests backstage until further notice; it sounded like this was going to be an industry-wide event, so possibly coming from Equity? The show still went on as scheduled, though, which was great!

Updated On: 3/8/20 at 09:26 AM