{"id":1127034,"date":"2021-12-17T00:43:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T05:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127034"},"modified":"2021-12-17T00:43:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T05:43:46","slug":"hamilton-joins-latest-broadway-covid-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamilton-joins-latest-broadway-covid-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hamilton\u2019 Joins Latest Broadway Covid Cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamilton-joins-latest-broadway-covid-cancellations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1127034&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Many stages on both Broadway and the West End have been forced to go dark once more as the live theater community grapples with backstage outbreaks of the coronavirus and its variants, temporarily closing everything from London\u2019s revival of \u201cCabaret\u201d starring Eddie Redmayne to mighty \u201cHamilton\u201d in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we\u2019ll follow the science, and the science will say, \u2018You need to shut down this performance,\u2019\u201d Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin told The Associated Press on Thursday. \u201cWe anticipated that because they were telling us all along that if more people didn\u2019t get their shots, that new variants would arrive and new variants would have cases. And guess what? It\u2019s called omicron.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>On Broadway, \u201cHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u201d canceled its Wednesday matinee, \u201cTina\u201d canceled two shows on Wednesday and \u201cHamilton\u201d has called off shows through Friday night. \u201cAin\u2019t Too Proud\u201d scrapped its Tuesday performance and \u201cFreestyle Love Supreme\u201d canceled two performances. \u201cMrs. Doubtfire,\u201d which just opened and has been dark since Sunday, intends to resume performances Tuesday. \u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19162754\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-510507908.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19162754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-510507908.jpg\" alt width=\"1920\" height=\"1276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>(Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe still just had five of 32 shows with a canceled performance yesterday, which says the other 27 were working and the protocols work,\u201d said St. Martin, who notes that many shows have daily staff testing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf somebody tests positive, even if it\u2019s a false positive, they\u2019re not allowed to go on and potentially infect everyone else. That should be a reason for safety and comfort, for not only the community, but our theatergoers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary McColl, executive director of Actors\u2019 Equity Association, which represents actors and stage managers, said the cancellation of shows means that Broadway producers are taking cases seriously and acting appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that performances are being paused shows that the producers and the unions are staying vigilant,\u201d McColl said in a statement. \u201cThat\u2019s what the safety protocols are there to be in place for, and this shows that they\u2019re working.<\/p>\n<p>During the more than 18 months that Broadway was closed, many theaters adjusted, adding rigorous personal testing and installing portable air fans and air filters with MERV-13 or HEPA technology. But old theaters are uniquely risky when it comes to transmission, with narrow backstage spaces and staff that often crowd. St. Martin said a booster campaign is being worked on.<\/p>\n<p>London\u2019s rocketing coronavirus infection rate, driven by the omicron variant, is also sparking a slew of cancellations among West End shows.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s a big blow to the theater sector in both cities, which have only recently reemerged after more than a year of lockdown and counts on the holiday season for a big chunk of their incomes.<\/p>\n<p>UK shows including \u201cHamilton,\u201d \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d \u201cLife of Pi,\u201d \u201cCome from Away\u201d and \u201cMatilda the Musical\u201d canceled one or more performances this week because of COVID-19 outbreaks. Others have gone further: The National Theatre has pulled the plug on \u201cHex\u201d and \u201cThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u201d for the next two weeks \u201cdue to company illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Donmar Warehouse has canceled performances of \u201cForce Majeure,\u201d about an avalanche and its consequences, until Dec. 29 after several members of the company tested positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is sadly ironic that we must cancel performances of this brilliantly funny show titled \u2018Force Majeure\u2019 because of a\u2026 force majeure event,\u201d said artistic director Michael Longhurst.<\/p>\n<p>Shows that remain open fear audiences will stay away after public health authorities warned people to cut back on socializing to help slow the spread of omicron.<\/p>\n<p>New rules that took effect this week in London mean that theatregoers have to show a negative coronavirus test or proof of vaccination to be admitted. At \u201cCabaret,\u201d the rules were even stronger: All attendees, even those fully vaccinated, were required to show a negative COVID-19 test before entering the theater.<\/p>\n<p>In New York, the rules have tightened for children and opera-goers: All kids aged 5 to 11 must now show proof of receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to attend a Broadway show and must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult. If the child has been vaccinated less than 14 days before the performance, he or she must also provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test for entry.<\/p>\n<p>And the Metropolitan Opera is requiring the audience and employees to receive COVID-19 booster shots for entry starting Jan. 17. The company said anyone not yet eligible to receive a booster shot will be allowed a two-week grace period after they become eligible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Many stages on both Broadway and the West End have been forced to go dark once more as the live theater community grapples with backstage outbreaks &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1127034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1127034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1127034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1127034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1127034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}