COVID Cancellations — Page 26

Yes, I got an email that both Kimberly Akimbo performances are canceled today.

It's for tourist douchebags. They don't attend Broadway shows. Suggesting the two groups interact and all gave each other Covid is beyond stupid.

I don’t think it’s stupid since Santacon is pretty unavoidable if you’re in midtown, and the participants are all unmasked and crowding the streets and subways, where Broadway folk commute. I think it’s a very possible superspreader.

SantaCon is horribly annoying, laden with d-bags, dont get me wrong but (i) it is most definitely not majority tourists, there are Santacons all over the country and the NYC one is chock full of New York area born and bred d-bags, and (ii) it is hard to see how Santacon could be accused of being a superspreader given most of it is taking place outdoors or in specific, d-bag filled bars.

Omnicron is spreading on transit, in supermarkets, in offices, because its so transmissable and its impossible to fully isolate oneself from THE AIR without another lockdown. Fortunately, if you are appropriately vaccinated (ie, had one in the last 6 months) the chances of getting very ill from Covid are slim to nil. That won't save Broadway from cancellations, that wont save our hospitals from overcrowding, the anti-vax (and their hypocritical politicians) are abominable. But at least, unlike in March 2020, we know how we can stay largely safe.

Even though it is outside, with that many crowded people on top of each other, I'm wearing a mask. When I was in NYC on December 1, and accidentally walked into that crowd on 5th Avenue, better believe I was wearing a mask OUTSIDE. I don't care so much for myself, but I don't want to be responsible for giving anything to my family including my Mother and other residents in her nursing home.

FANtomFollies said: "JDonaghy4 said: "SantaCon is definitely not majority tourists, there are Santacons all over the country and the NYC one is chock full of New York area born and bred d-bags"

As a New Yorker myself, I was always under the impression that the vast majority of the SantaCon folks came from New Jersey, Long Island or even Westchester county. If that's the case, that would make them tourists."

You're right about where they're coming from, but I wouldn't classify Long Islanders as tourists. I commute to Manhattan every day from Long Island for work

As a New Yorker myself, I was always under the impression that the vast majority of the SantaCon folks came from New Jersey, Long Island or even Westchester county. If that's the case, that would make them tourists."

Correct. Bridge and tunnel crowd. And even though Long Islanders think they are New Yorkers, they are 100% not.

Sutton Ross said: "As a New Yorker myself, I was always under the impression that the vast majority of the SantaCon folks came from New Jersey, Long Island or even Westchester county. If that's the case, that would make them tourists."

Correct. Bridge and tunnel crowd. And even though Long Islanders think they are New Yorkers, they are 100% not.

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Right... and where exactly do people 20 to 40 minutes away live then?

HeyMrMusic said: "I’ve heard of folks experiencing symptoms like fever after testing positive. Many on social media admitting they’ve tested positive say they’re feeling under the weather or worse. So yes, it’s not all asymptomatic cases here."

And those folks should stay home, as should anyone who feels sick on any given day.



But if omicron at WORST gives people a fever for a few days, then perhaps we need to reevaluate whether testing for mere presence of the virus is the best measure of safety here. If no one’s long term well being or overall health is at risk because everyone is vaccinated and boosted, we’re potentially driving an industry and people’s livelihoods into the ground based on now-outdated measurements.

MrJNLong said: "Hey does anyone know if Little Shop went on for the matinee today?

I know it canceled last night, and I have tickets for tonight so I am wondering if I should try getting into something else right now. I haven't received an email or anything, so I am assuming they are back on for today.

Anyone know anything contrary?"

Not to give an annoying answer, but could you possibly ask the box office? They're not always right anyway but it's a start

BroadwayGirl107 said: "Okay, I’ll be that asshole. Unless I’m massively misinformed it sounds like vaccinated folks who’ve contracted omicron are asymptomatic or experience it as a minor cold. Everyone on Broadway HAS to be vaccinated to enter the theater—actors, crew, FOH, audience. If that’s the case, why all the cancellations for something that’s basically a common cold? Have any of these folks actually gotten sick?"

finally someone on this board with a brain… Stop testing the crew and cast… everyone is vaccinated.. going to a show is probably the safest social environment you can be at. Who cares if someone who’s assymptomatic has covid in the cast…worst case scenario, the next guy catches a cold or is sick for a couple of days or is assymptomatic and doesnt feel a thing… the unnvacinated have made their choice… time to move on with life.

Updated On: 12/19/21 at 06:06 PM

Not everyone has received their booster shot however. With immunity waning, I think it’s really important to get boosted to stop the spread and continue to reduce severity.

Telling people not to test is so dangerous. If gay culture has taught us anything, it’s to know your status, whatever it is, so that things can be treated, prevented, and dealt with in a timely fashion.

soulmistin said: "FANtomFollies said: "JDonaghy4 said: "SantaCon is definitely not majority tourists, there are Santacons all over the country and the NYC one is chock full of New York area born and bred d-bags"

As a New Yorker myself, I was always under the impression that the vast majority of the SantaCon folks came from New Jersey, Long Island or even Westchester county. If that's the case, that would make them tourists."

You're right about where they're coming from, but I wouldn't classify Long Islanders as tourists. I commute to Manhattan every day from Long Island for work"

if course people who come into the city from Long Island aren't tourists!

i am born and raised new yorker (ie, manhattanite), and have never heard of anyone ever referring to bridge and tunnel from NJ or LI as "tourists"-- which usually implies visiting from out of town to the point of needing overnight lodging, not someone who then gets back on the LIRR or NJT to go home. By Sutton Ross' logic, many Broadway actors are themselves tourists visiting the city every day to perform.