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mailhandler777 said: "Here in Hershey,PA masks are strongly encouraged but not mandatory and no vaccine mandates. I was a bit uncomfortable with a lady aside of me unmasked and leaning over almost in my lap to be able to see around the people in front of us. After a few glares she finally got the hint and put her mask on but was still leaning over into my seat."

People leaning into your seat space is annoying even before covid started.

I am at the CFA tour tonight. Marika Aubrey is the only one out with an understudy for Beverly. No doubt due to she is helping COVID call outs in NYC. It sucks that it is cancelled there but her tour is running here.. but I am glad she got some Broadway runs in.


update: AMAZING AMAZING understudy performance.

Updated On: 12/30/21 at 06:49 PM

Looks like Moulin Rouge! is back on for tonight.

SLAVE PLAY is cancelled for Saturday night in order to give the cast (which just recently added Jakeem Powell to replace Ato Blankson-Wood) a “mental health break”

https://twitter.com/jeremyoharris/status/1476679698491097098?s=21

VintageSnarker said: "Has it been six months since the kids between 12-18 who got vaccinated as soon as it was possible got their second shots? Rushing them into getting boosters doesn't seem like it would confer greater immunity if their vaccinations were relatively recent."

It has been six months since vaccines for kids aged 12-15 were authorized. They were authorized in New York on May 13th, 2021.

Non-covid illness is a euphemism for the actor called out and the understudy(s) all have covid.

Not that some of you would know or care but the industry as a whole is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Saying you are taking a mental health break is a rare moment of honesty, something that has been in short supply these last weeks.

Audiences are giving up as we speak. How this will affect things long term is anyone's guess. I think it is bad news.

Good news out of South Africa regarding Omicron:

South Africa Says It Has Passed Its Fourth Wave of Cases - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

The topic of audience members in the front rows is interesting. At Slave Play, my friend reported that the entire front row had kn95 masks taped to the seats, with a note requesting they be worn.

Hairspray0901 said: "thecometbringsnofear said: "The topic of audience members in the front rows is interesting. At Slave Play, my friend reported that the entire front row had kn95 masks taped to the seats, with a note requesting they be worn."

I read that audience members who sit in the Can Can seats at Moulin Rouge are given (k?)N95 masks.

This is honestly one of my concerns sitting in the first few rows - germs from the stage - and I wonder if shows will go back to holding the first few rows back from being on sale"

I love both of these points. both FLS and CFA didn't provide kn95 masks for the first two rows, however they did have an usher with (3 ply, perhaps) surgical masks for those who had fabric masks at both. Girl from the north country I have no clue, and the front row didn't appear empty. There was a segment in FLS where the performers mentioned how proud they were everybody in the house was still wearing masks and vaccinated, and "gave a shoutout" to those that were boosted.

CFA felt really dangerous due to the amount of people on stage and how close they stand to the front of the stage, though the "stage kisses" were clearly staged distant. Most of the actors had clear spit flying on those in row A center, and this is not to blame them but it's what I observed.

FLS had the freedom for all the actors to stay mainly towards the middle of the stage, and even during audience q&a used a throwable microphone and Andrew Bancroft went to the other side of the stage to distance from the person speaking (which was very kind of him, as the woman appeared elderly as well). I felt a lot safer in the front row there opposed to CFA.

I'm glad to hear slave play is placing masks on the seats of lottery winners/rush, a job well done! Despite the poor sales and reviews, they get an A+ on keeping their cast, crew, and audience safe!

Updated On: 12/30/21 at 09:45 PM

dearalanaaaa said: "Hairspray0901 said: "thecometbringsnofear said: "The topic of audience members in the front rows is interesting. At Slave Play, my friend reported that the entire front row had kn95 masks taped to the seats, with a note requesting they be worn."

I read that audience members who sit in the Can Can seats at Moulin Rouge are given (k?)N95 masks.

This is honestly one of my concerns sitting in the first few rows - germs from the stage - and I wonder if shows will go back to holding the first few rows back from being on sale"

I love both of these points. both FLS and CFA didn't provide kn95 masks for the first two rows, however they did have an usher with (3 ply, perhaps) surgical masks for those who had fabric masks at both. Girl from the north country I have no clue, and the front row didn't appear empty. There was a segment in FLS where the performers mentioned how proud they were everybody in the house was still wearing masks and vaccinated, and "gave a shoutout" to those that were boosted.

CFA felt really dangerous due to the amount of people on stage and how close they stand to the front of the stage, though the "stage kisses" were clearly staged distant. Most of the actors had clear spit flying on those in row A center, and this is not to blame them but it's what I observed.

FLS had the freedom for all the actors to stay mainly towards the middle of the stage, and even during audience q&a used a throwable microphone and Andrew Bancroft went to the other side of the stage to distance from the person speaking (which was very kind of him, as the woman appeared elderly as well). I felt a lot safer in the front row there opposed to CFA.

I'm glad to hear slave play is placing masks on the seats of lottery winners/rush, a job well done! Despite the poor sales and reviews, they get an A+ on keeping their cast, crew, and audience safe!"

When I looked into Can Can seats for Moulin Rouge the website stated that they requested patrons seated in that area all wear N-95 or KN-95 masks and KN-95s would be provided if they did not have one. The Can Can seats were out of my budget so I did not look further.


I was at Company last night front row (off the side) and the usher came and spoke to the people in the front 3 rows and spoke about the importance of having our masks on over our nose/mouth the entire time since we were so close to the performers. I noticed she had a pack of black masks. I’ve been wearing my KN-95s to all shows so did not inquire.

TheSassySam said: "DearTheodosia said: "I was also flying in from OKC for this week, but cancelled when I saw all of my shows being cancelled. Now i see that all of my shows (Hadestown, Moulin Rouge, Freestyle Love Supreme, Come from Away, and Company) seem like they are happening or will happen this week. I'm feeling pretty sad about my decision now. I say just go for it."

I am sorry that happened to you. But happy to see another OKC area person on here! Something in the water."

Well, my PCR test was negative so I’ll be in NYC next week!

Mariand Torres (currently a Fate, but will leave when Kay Trinidad Karns returns from maternity leave) posted on her instagram that she has the virus, which I assume contributed to the Hadestown shutdowns (Reeve Carney's mother also tweeted about having it, so it's possible he was also exposed). Hope she recovers swiftly! YaYa Reich is covering that track for the rest of the week (They posted something on instagram that said "Fate Week" or something). Khaila Wilcoxon is also a Fate over the next few days, in Jewelle's track, but luckily there's no indicators that Jewelle's absences are related to COVID (not that she's obligated to share if she does have it, of course).