Broadway to Close?- Page 3

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:22pm

Have to imagine that MSG and the other sporting venues are next. St. Patrick's day parade was canceled too.

I feel bad for everyone involved with the Broadway shows but this is the correct call. There are simply way too many people and tourists involved and we need to be responsible and control this virus.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:23pm

Who knew Usher was a fan of Albee?

But really, I hope this isn't true. 

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:26pm

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "While this information may very well be true, can't we let the League or the theaterownershandle the situation, with an official announcement and official press release...?

I just can't handle the people on this board needing to be the FIRST person to spread "news" like this- especially with the climate of panic being in the state its in. In this day and age where the click of a button allows you to spread potentialmisinformation and cultivate so much fear and panic based on hearsay, it feels irresponsible.

I'm sure we will hear something soon."

I completely agree with this, Rocks. 

[sppunk]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:30pm

Seeing three shows this weekend (The Minutes, Company, Six).

This thread subject NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

There is no news about this. It’s conjecture at this moment.

[theblackumbrella]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:30pm

Updated On: 3/11/20 at 04:30 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:32pm

Try 212 confirmed. You clearly have no idea how fast this has and will spread. 

[Broadway Joe]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:33pm

theblackumbrella said: "Unpopular opinion: 50 some odd cases out of 8.6 million people..."

More like stupid opinion. The whole point of shutting down major events and gatherings is to prevent this from spreading quicker and to more people. 

Updated On: 3/11/20 at 04:33 PM

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:33pm

I just don’t quite get it. Like what do they expect us to do with no income for a month? Are they going to waive my rent for the month? Pay my credit card bills?! Like I’m beginning to panic. A month of no work is crazy. Are we all going on unemployment?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:33pm

212 cases in New York state.  I think theblackumbrella was referring to New York City.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:35pm

theblackumbrella said: "Unpopular opinion: 50 some odd cases out of 8.6 million people..."

"Uninformed" would be more accurate.

As for the topic at hand, I haven't heard anything, but the "usher at the Booth" rumor originated on Reddit. So take that for what you will. But if it's true and the Shuberts don't publicly say anything, I foresee some bad press in their future. Who knows how many people were exposed, and knowinghow  the Shubert Organization's cleaning staff work, I doubt their extra cleaning was effective. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:36pm

CONFIRMED cases. Because of this inept administration, we’re still not able to test everyone who needs to be tested. Theres a lot more out there than what’s been confirmed.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:37pm

Testing is still extremely limited, even in NYC. My primary care physician told me during a routine checkup yesterday that only NYU and Mt. Sinai even have testing here in the city. We just don't know how widespread it truly is. 

[SmoothLover]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:38pm

SouthernCakes said: "I just don’t quite get it. Like what do they expect us to do with no income for a month? Are they going to waive my rent for the month? Pay my credit card bills?! Like I’m beginning to panic. A month of no work is crazy. Are we all going on unemployment?"

I would go on unemployment as soon as you do your last show.....there is also organizational help....

[Kad]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:38pm

SouthernCakes said: "I just don’t quite get it. Like what do they expect us to do with no income for a month? Are they going to waive my rent for the month? Pay my credit card bills?! Like I’m beginning to panic. A month of no work is crazy. Are we all going on unemployment?"

This would, presumably and hopefully, be part of any sort of economic stimulus bill passed federally. But who knows? 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:40pm

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "212 cases in New York state. I think theblackumbrella was referring to New York City."

Here's the thing, the majority of cases are in lower Westchester. Most of those people travel into NYC for work, school or entertainment purposes. There are probably thousands of cases out there but we don't have enough tests, as just mentioned, Yeah, this is kind of a nightmare. 

[cougarnewtin]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:42pm

Was at the Booth last week and currently attend school in Westchester.
This sucks.

[GhostXmasPast]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:42pm

Sutton Ross said: "Try 212 confirmed. You clearly have no idea how fast this has and will spread."

212 is all of NY State.  As of 3/11/20.

48 or so in NYC proper.  (Up 12 from yesterday)

To be clear.

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[jonah3500]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:43pm

I go to an independent school in brooklyn, and school is closed on Friday so teachers can prepare for remote learning. Plus our parent teacher conferences are conducted remotely now.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:43pm

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/close-the-theaters-the-opera-the-concert-halls-now.html

Entertainment is woven into the city’s economy. Broadway shows sold nearly 15 million tickets last season, bringing in $1.8 billion. When you go out for a meal, a drink, a show, or a basketball game, you’re helping 196,000 New Yorkers pay the rent. Your fun is their livelihood, and many of those workers — dancers, janitors, busboys, ushers, freelance musicians, fundraisers, production assistants, and so on — have little or no insurance or job security. As always, hardship hits hardest among those least able to withstand it.

It’s hard to imagine New York without its nightlife, even for a month or two, and especially at a time when the need for distraction is sharpest. That’s precisely why the decision to stifle it is so agonizing to contemplate. So far, decisions about social distancing have been left up to individuals. If you’re sick, stay home. If you’re feeling fine, knock yourself out. But each of us has a different attitude toward risk and civic responsibility, or what “sick” even means. I shouldn’t have to trust that my seatmate’s cough is the result of seasonal allergies. The frail music lover struggling toward her seat, pain be damned, shouldn’t have to wonder whether the performance will be worth exposure to a bug that could kill her in a couple of weeks.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:44pm

Sutton Ross said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "212 cases in New York state. I think theblackumbrella was referring to New York City."

Here's the thing, the majority of cases are in lower Westchester. Most of those people travel into NYC for work, school or entertainment purposes. There are probably thousands of cases out there but we don't have enough tests, as just mentioned, Yeah, this is kind of a nightmare."

It's asymptomatic. Who knows how many people are walking around spreading it without knowing they have it.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:45pm

SmoothLover said: "SouthernCakes said: "I just don’t quite get it. Like what do they expect us to do with no income for a month? Are they going to waive my rent for the month? Pay my credit card bills?! Like I’m beginning to panic. A month of no work is crazy. Are we all going on unemployment?"
 

I would go on unemployment as soon as you do your last show.....there is also organizational help...."

What a clueless response, SmoothLover.  During "normal" times, unemployment insurance takes several weeks to apply and wait before it kicks in -- and even then most people only receive a tiny fraction of what they would normally earn.  Do you really think things would run more smoothly if tens of thousands were to apply all at once?  

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:48pm

"Unpopular opinion: 50 some odd cases out of 8.6 million people..."

No. There are 212 CONFIRMED cases as of now in New York. There are more, just not confirmed.

1,109 CONFIRMED cases in the U.S. (115 more in the past 24 hours). Of those, 31 reported deaths.

A man in the town I cover for my newspaper, in his 40's, was the first to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Connecticut. He unwittingly caught it at a cybersecurity conference in California. When he got home, he complained he was tired. Ten days later, he is in such critical condition he's been put in a medically-induced coma. The man has infant twin boys.

This is how fast this virus spreads and how severe it can affect people. It is NOT the flu. It is something we have NEVER seen or experienced before.

We are in a pandemic and need to work through this together as a nation. Unfortunately, things will not be business as usual for some time to come.

Updated On: 3/11/20 at 04:48 PM

[iwuldwf]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:48pm

Miles2Go2 said: "VotePeron said: "I’m not one to panic, but I would absolutely not go to the Booth Theater tonight. When the press release comes out you’ll be so thankful. "

From what I understand the virus can only live on surfaces for 12 hours so even without thorough cleaning, anything he or she touched/coughed onyesterdaywouldn’t be contagious today. Of course, if the usher passed it along to other staff..."

The 12 hour thing isn't correct, according to this.

"The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests by U.S. government and other scientists have found.

Their work, published Wednesday, doesn’t prove that anyone has been infected through breathing it from the air or by touching contaminated surfaces, researchers stress.

....They found that viable virus could be detected up to three hours later in the air, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel."

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:50pm

That’s my point! And most of the time you have to go in person, which means a bunch of people gathering which is a no no.... plus all the businesses that rely on the theaters for their business. The bartenders the people who sell merch, etc. all of those people with zero income. It’s crazy and it’s hard not to panic.

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/11/20 at 4:52pm

JBroadway said: "VotePeron said: "I’m not one to panic, but I would absolutely not go to the Booth Theater tonight. When the press release comes out you’ll be so thankful."



Ha, I'm almost in the opposite camp. If this is going to end up closing the show, I'm wondering if I should go try to pick up a ticket tonight. Been looking forward to this production like crazy ever since it was announced."

I'm thinking of the same. I got a ticket for May 29,  but it may be a better idea to exchange for March. I have a bad feeling it might not last that long (