Shut down until June 7

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/theater/broadway-shows-canceled-june-coronavirus.html


“ But industry leaders widely expect the theaters to remain closed longer — many say that a best-case scenario is reopening following the July 4 weekend, and that it is possible that the industry will not reopen until after Labor Day.”

Updated On: 4/8/20 at 11:13 AM

" It will be longer, this is just so people can get refunds and people can change their plans. "

If it goes thru the entire summer, Broadway will have trouble surviving. Summer months are their best box offices months and if they are lost I can't imagine many shows will be able to handle it. Hope I am wrong.

ACL2006 said: "This long shutdown does give the producers of Beetlejuice a lot of time to consider moving to another theater. Still an option, otherwise the show will just start touring in 2021."

It is entirely possible they still move theatres. My heart hurts for the cast and crew of Beetlejuice and every show that unknowingly played their last show right before the shutdown. Hopefully whenever the Tonys occur they will allow the casts to take a true final bow as this was so unexpected for so many. All of the shows set to open over the summer and in the fall like Music Man are now effected too. Tear down of sets (which Beetlejuice may want to preserve as much of the original set as possible for the tour or a move), emptying of personal effects, everything is on hold.

yankeefan7 said: "" It will be longer, this is just so people can get refunds and people can change their plans. "

If it goes thru the entire summer, Broadway will have trouble surviving. Summer months are their best box offices months and if they are lost I can't imagine many shows will be able to handle it. Hope I am wrong."

You're not. I don't even hope for the best anymore, I just expect the worst. That's a general statement applying to everything.

I agree with those who expect this will be longer. With the condition NYC is in right now, not having enough tests and a vaccine being a year away, I don't see how it's possible for any of this to be resolved in the next two months. Fall or even winter seems debatable at this point.

Little Shop said their last date was May 10th, meaning they should be closing, but the Telecharge site has tickets till September. Hopefully, that means they can outlive the shutdown.

I can't imagine The Minutes will be coming back. I also wonder if American Buffalo will actually happen. Really nervous to see what else will announce it's played its final performance.

uncageg said: "Well the Governor just said that unless Broadway knows more than he does or has other information, the June date is basically not set in stone. He spoke of it being a microcosm and that so much around it will have to happen before people go back to see theatre. (In a nutshell)

I would suspect that if things continue to get better, some people will be back to work by the 7th. What I think will cause opening shows to be delayed could be the letting people back to work in waves, by age, that the Governor mentioned the other day.He said younger people would go first. They are not the only people running Broadway and Broadway is going to need almost everyone back. It will depend on how this testing of people goes and for how long. Just my random thoughts."



Even when shows are given the go to reopen... broadway isn’t going to jump back to normal instantly. International travel will likely be restricted still. I assume many won’t be making unnecessary purchases for a while.


Attendance is going to be a struggle for many shows for I would assume many months. Perhaps until a vaccine is widely produced and available.

I think the question isn’t “when does broadway reopen” but “when does society go back to pre-2020 activity?”

Updated On: 4/8/20 at 01:34 PM