COVID Cancellations — Page 83

Someone on Twitter said Jenn has COVID. I guess not. Apparently there were 8 standbys on. Trying to get an actual confirmation.

ACL2006 said: "So 6 standbys on plus Petrina is staying this week as Bonnie. Holly Ann Butler did not go on for anyone but might play Bonnie later in the week.

http://https://twitter.com/cveeders/status/1539711450234736640?t=ds8uZcmi7rFNAN35pThxrw&s=19"

That's weird about Petrina and Holly playing Bonnie. Sharone was definitely backstage with Chamblee earlier today, so I wonder if she just tested positive today and they had to scramble. Or maybe something non-Covid-related came up for her. Hope everything is okay. She's amazing as Bonnie, so hopefully she gets to start her Broadway run soon

OhHiii said: "Fosse76 said: Tell me, when was the last time you produced/starred in/worked on a show that broke a record for longest running show in a Broadway house thats been in use for over a century?

Let's see: Phantom, Chicago, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Avenue Q, and Hairspray. And quite a few more which had longer runs than Come from Away will have (even with the rumored one-week extension).pl l

"Oh and how DARE cast members (many of which we know to have already had COVID previously) go OUTSIDE unmasked and have a couple seconds of interaction with audience members when we know none of that would be considered “close contacts” by CDC standards."

It's not "a couple seconds of interaction." And COVID can absolutely be transmitted in the 5-10 minutes I've seen them spend.

You imply they behave irresponsibly when they literally have to walk through TSQ daily to get to work and they’re one of the only professions left in the entirety of NYC, if not country that still gets tested at least once a week.

The only cast member I've ever seen even walk in the direction of Times Square is Gene.

Updated On: 6/22/22 at 09:07 PM

MJ was cancelled a couple nights ago, and Beetlejuice is cancelled tonight.

Hairspray0901 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "MJwas cancelled a couple nights ago, andBeetlejuiceis cancelled tonight."

Thanks, Broadway League"

Huh???

It sounds to me like it's time to stop testing. If someone has very light symptoms they can still perform. Just like the flu. There is a chance they may pass it on to another cast or crew member. Just like the flu. If in turn their symptoms are light then THEY can perform or take a sick day if the symptoms are heavy. Just like the flu. Every so often someone vulnerable to the virus will get very sick. Just like the flu.

Mr. Wormwood said: "Hairspray0901 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "MJwas cancelled a couple nights ago, andBeetlejuiceis cancelled tonight."

Thanks, Broadway League"

Oh stop. This has nothing to do with audiences being maskless and everything to do with the contagious BA.5 variant. Cast members are getting it from cast or crew members (or contacts outside of the theater), not audiences. That's why shows were cancelled in January even when everyone was masked. It will happen every time there's a surge."

My comment about the Broadway League is in direct response to how contagious the new variant is. Removing the mask mandate seems pretty reckless as it effects the front of house staff (who also are calling out with Covid) who deal with thousands of audience members a week, and despite what you think, interact with the cast on stage. It’s all interconnected and to pretend otherwise is foolish.

Updated On: 7/22/22 at 02:08 PM

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "“Oh stop. This has nothing to do with audiences being maskless and everything to do with the contagious BA.5 variant.”

Go tell that to Will Blum - who pointed out in his IG story today that anyone who tested positive within the cast yesterday could still go sit in the front row and not wear a mask."



Call me crazy, but I don't know that we should we should be getting our epidemiology data from an actor's social media page! Also, Into the Woods has been one of the hardest hit shows with multiple cases throughout the cast and crew. They're also (I believe) the only show that still requires that the first 2 rows be masked. How does Dr. Will explain that??

smidge2 said: "Entire audiences were wearing masks from September through June and Covid was sweeping through companies. It’s a fallacy that audiences are responsible for Covid outbreaks and don’t care about the actors’ health."

Yep exactly. For those saying this is due to the mask mandate change, why were there lots of show cancellations before July 1? Back in Dec/Jan, almost every show had to cancel at least a couple performances when the entire audience was masked. Why? Because it had spread through the company, not because of the audience.

I could see the argument that the mask mandate dropping makes it less safe for fellow audience members but not performers, sorry. There would be cancellations happening with BA.5 even if the audience stayed masked.

Owen22 said: "It sounds to me like it's time to stop testing. If someone has very light symptoms they can still perform. Just like the flu. There is a chance they may pass it on to another cast or crew member. Just like the flu. If in turn their symptoms are light then THEY can perform or take a sick day if the symptoms are heavy. Just like the flu. Every so often someone vulnerable to the virus will get very sick. Just like the flu."

Wait, what? Have you knowingly been going to work with the flu? That's irresponsible enough at an office job, let alone in the theater or food service.

I agree that it's irresponsible to knowingly go to work sick, but is it possible for people to not be so insulting? The whole "anyone with two connected brain cells" thing is unnecessary, and isn't going to get any sense into anyone.

And maybe not getting so...preachy? Dragging Nick Cordero's name out just to say "I'm right, you're wrong" feels kinda tacky to me.

BroadwayRox3588 said: "I agree that it's irresponsible to knowingly go to work sick, but is it possible for people to not be so insulting? The whole "anyone with two connected brain cells" thing is unnecessary, and isn't going to get any sense into anyone."

You were just preaching on this exact page of the thread, “I get that people are emotional about masks, but come on. Use your head.” Pot, kettle, black.

Updated On: 7/22/22 at 08:15 AM

pippy1 said: "In addition, while masks or no masks in the audience may not be the absolute direct reason company members are getting sick, the missing piece, in my opinion, is that any time there are a large number of people inside for a prolonged period of time maskless - like, say, a Broadway show - the virus is bound to spread, which will, in turn, create more of surge within the community at large, thus affecting everyone, including Broadway actors.


See, here's the thing --- in science there's no such thing as "opinions" -- it's all based on facts. You're perfectly entitled to believe what you want, but there is no scientific evidence that an audience that is partially unmasked will cause the spread of Covid to the cast. INTO THE WOODS requires that the first 2 rows be masked -- yet they have been slammed by Covid onstage and backstage. We've reached the "personal responsibility" part of the pandemic -- people should do what makes them feel comfortable, and those that are fully vaxxed may occasionally get the equivalent of a mild case of the flu, in which case they will (hopefully) do the right thing and stay home. Those who remain asymptomatic and feel up to it can live and work normally. The unvaxxed -- they're on their own.