COVID Cancellations — Page 80

Non-scientific observation, but could turn out to be a relevant trend: All of the shows affected so far are new ones, I think? Macbeth, A Strange Loop, Suffs, Plaza Suite, and Paradise Square. So far (knock on all the wood), none of the companies that went through Omicron together are having trouble. Hopefully that continues.

From the New York Times:

"While much of the United States has reported a plateau in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, New York City and Washington, D.C., have been battling a swift rise in cases in the last two weeks as the virus has again upended Broadway and the halls of the federal government.

Cases have doubled in Washington and have risen about 60 percent in New York City since the last week of March, according to New York Times databases. Although caseloads have been relatively low in the weeks since the Omicron surge receded, the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant is contributing to a new wave in some places, especially in the Northeast."

As far as I know, Paradise will be playing tonight but without 2 principals

Telecharge is no longer selling tickets for the rest of this week's performances for Paradise Square. Next available performance to purchase is Tuesday, April 12.

Does anyone know what costs are still incurred when a show shuts down for a week? Say, for Paradise Square. I’m curious. This must cut deeply into the reserve? How much approx?

@BdwyFan I don't know specifics on this show but precious little of the fixed costs would be reduced. Costs based on percentages would, of course, reduce in line with the reduced revenue. Paradise Square is a special case because the grosses have been so low to begin with. It's unimaginable that the show was not already running on fumes. The likely loss last week must've been hovering around a half million. So in that sense the show has less to lose than others. I was expecting a closing notice shortly before and now one has to wonder if this is not the final straw.

@bdwyplays Also worth noting (and as has been rehearsed before) the cancellations are all new shows (including in 2 cases at least the loss of major star attractions), which means that the issue is not so much the spike as the fact that the shows either do not have enough coverage to mount their shows yet, or can't hold onto audiences without stars, or both.

At the Wedding through April 17

https://twitter.com/MichaelPaulson/status/1512828237902139398

Updated On: 4/9/22 at 06:34 PM

Agh. First world problems, of course.... but this first preview is creeping ever closer to my Saturday tix! First trip to NYC in three years, and have a bunch of tickets. so just hoping for the best.

I'm sure many monitoring this thread are in the same boat!

Broadwaybuff17 said: "Did Aladdin on broadway cancel last night?"

Yes, but it was due to a technical difficulty, not COVID (and thank god for that).

Updated On: 4/10/22 at 11:01 PM

Broadwaybuff17 said: "This stuff never happened pre covid… what a mess"

What stuff?

Paradise Square isn't returning until April 16. Jeez.

And the were, indeed, delayed first previews and technical or sick cancellations. I was subject to them quite a few times!