“I don’t want to see Broadway go dark if we can avoid it,” Bill de Blasio said. Photo: Busà Photography/Getty Images As the coronavirus continues to spread in New York City and the world, shutting down numerous cultural attractions and events, Broadway theaters remain open. Though there are major doubts about keeping theaters open for the sake of public safety, the billion-dollar New York industry has been resistant to shutting down. Now, it’s likely on the brink of closure.
If producers do not decide to shut down theaters of their own accord, the government could force their hand, though it has so far resisted doing so. Mayor Bill de Blasio, in an interview on CNN earlier this morning, said that he is developing guidelines that will include “more restrictions” in the city, including some form of limiting Broadway audiences. “I don’t want to see Broadway go dark if we can avoid it,” de Blasio said. “I want to see if we can strike some kind of balance.
Broadway attendance figures for this week won’t be released until the end of the week, but anecdotal evidence suggests attendance has fallen steeply. A typically packed show like Moulin Rouge! is available at a discount through TKTS, and Disney’s tourist-driven productions already saw sales flag last week. In response, producer Scott Rudin cut prices for several of his shows, including West Side Story and Virginia Woolf, to $50.
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