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Broadway is opening up following COVID-19 shutdown

510 days after Broadway shutdown due to COVID-19, the Great White Way is lighting up its marquees again. Broadway returned officially with the preview for “Pass Over” on Wednesday, Aug. 4, and officially opened on Sunday, Aug. 22, at the August Wilson Theatre. Musicals returned to Broadway on Thursday, Sept. 2, with the reopening of “Hadestown” and the return of “Waitress,” which had previously left Broadway in January 2020.

The future of the entertainment industry after COVID-19

Movie theaters, Broadway theaters and concert venues all lie dormant as they wait for COVID-19 to end and for their patrons to return. Since entering this period of isolation more than a month ago, which most expect will last well into the summer, the entertainment industry has had to adapt from its traditional methods of engaging with its audience and pushing content into the digital world. But as entertainment faces this period of uncertainty, industry leaders are creating the blueprint for what can be our future well past COVID-19.

Broadway practices social distancing

On the evening of Thursday, March 12, all 31 current Broadway shows were canceled until further notice. This was a combined order from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Charlotte St. Martin, the president of the Broadway League. In the announcement, Gov. Cuomo said that “gatherings with 500 people or more will not be permitted in NY state.”