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How ‘Hamilton’ Got $30 Million in Federal Aid - The New York Times https://share.google/xGhqDHdWIFR7AytDY
This system was put in place for keeping businesses going. As we know, the show did not pay stagehands, musicians, actors, wardrobe, box office,etc. They kept a small office open to claim they were keeping their business open. Disgraceful. Outright theft!
"Seller said that none of the money would go to the show’s producers (including him) or its investors, and none would be used as royalties for artists (including the show’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda).
Instead, he said, the money will be used to remount the shuttered productions, and to reimburse the productions for pandemic-related expenses.
The reopening expenses are varied — a month of rehearsals to get actors, musicians, stagehands and others ready to perform again, as well as longer workshops for new cast members. Plus there are the costs of repairing and replacing equipment, transporting people and sets, hiring Covid safety personnel, and marketing the shows.
And the pandemic expenses, incurred throughout the shutdown, included financial assistance, health insurance coverage, and, in some cases, housing aid for those who had been employed by the productions at the time of the shutdown. Seller said “Hamilton” had continued to pay health insurance costs for all former employees throughout the pandemic, and had made emergency cash grants as well.
There were more mundane expenses as well, including $784,000 in rent for the show’s Broadway theater (yes, Broadway landlords continued to seek rent from producers during the pandemic), as well as warehouse storage for costumes, and flights for cast and crew who needed to get home when the touring stopped.
“‘Hamilton’ has spent many millions of dollars during a time in which it was earning no income,” Seller said. “Our goal is for ‘Hamilton’ to be in the same financial position it was in when we suspended operations on March 12, 2020.”"
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