Cuomo said the exhibition will be allowed to reopen at 100% capacity and tickets are now on sale.

“This rare alliance between the three fan favorites of Broadway sends a message that Broadway is united and committed to ending thousands of hard times and thousands of people living directly on Broadway shows. Million people who depend on the industry,” the producer who reads the news Hamilton, evil with lion king.

These three shows are the biggest on Broadway, but other works have also resumed box office sales.Musicals confirmed to be staged in September include Chicago Aladdin And new show six. The Phantom of the Opera It was previously announced that it would return in October, and Despicable girl freezing with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child It has already been said that although Broadway will reopen in the fall, they do not plan to reopen in New York.

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Dear Evan Hansen, Diana with Mrs. Fire of Doubt It is planned to welcome the audience to the official opening in December.

Ticket sales now allow filmmakers to assess their interest in performances. Is there thunderous demand or is it more indifferent? How durable is the interest? Once the producers have the answers and the cash urgently needed by interested theater audiences, they can plan. Programs that receive a nonchalant response may need to invest in more ads or change ads.

Broadway attracts many tourists. Before the pandemic broke out, they accounted for about two-thirds of the seats. Producers believe that the number of tourists will increase in the fall. Hope that tourists and theater lovers of New Yorkers are eager for the return of Broadway.

“The moment those theater lights go out and the stage lights come on will probably be one of the most exciting moments in New York theaters. And I can’t wait to stand at the back of the theater,” Dear Evan Hansen.

Tentative dates for performances in Canada

At the same time, the situation in Canada is still uncertain.In Toronto, the Ed Mirvish Theatre announced the hope in early May HamiltonThe 2020 preview was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the process will resume in approximately 18 months.When Harry Potter and the Cursed Child The first postponement, the organizers said it will postpone it to 2021, but there is no official update yet, and tickets are currently not on sale.

While From a distance After announcing the operation of Broadway, there is currently no planned date to resume production in Toronto.

elsewhere, Jesus christ superstar Plan to hold autumn fashion shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, and Anastasia The tour is scheduled to start in Ottawa in November.

Mirvish Productions sales director John Karastamatis said in an email to CBC News that it is currently “impossible to make an accurate prediction of when the performance will resume in the city”.

But the fact that theaters resume performances in other places such as New York and the United Kingdom is helpful. This provides a trial run for Canadian theater audiences to observe the state of the industry after the pandemic.

Karastamatis wrote: “We can learn from them, and we can also point out that they (hopefully) successfully reopened so that our audience can have more confidence in the safety of returning to live performances.”

He also said that if “the vast majority of adults” in Ontario were vaccinated in early June and then received a second vaccination soon afterwards, some programs might be available in Toronto in November or December. stage. Even if it is possible, the theater will not play at full capacity initially, and the audience will be covered up.

Restarting a performance is not like flipping a light switch, especially in large musicals. The actor may have left and needs to be re-employed. Orchestras and ensembles must relearn their parts, choreographers need to perform indoors for synchronization, and performers need to check accessories. The producer said that the task is like showing a show from scratch.

This pandemic has also added new safety hazards, everything from carrying props to cleaning theaters. The seats on Broadway are very close, and the venue is not particularly airy or spacious. To enter the room before the pandemic, you must stand in a row and plug the entrance.

Audience must adjust

The audience will also have to adjust. Actor Katharine McPhee wants to know little things, such as people coughing during a performance. It used to be annoying; now it may be triggering.

She said in an interview with the Associated Press: “I think it will take a long time for people to get rid of the trauma related to the fear of all of us.

Another challenge is that physical distance is actually not economically feasible for 41 Broadway Theater. Financial requirements simply do not approve of deliberately retaining many seats.

The average operating cost of a theater is about US$300,000 per week, while the weekly operating cost of a musical is US$600,000. The traditional view is that many performances need to sell at least 80% of the tickets to reach a breakeven.

Figuring out the ticket price will also be tricky. In order to attract more vigilant customers, should there be a normal price first, and then a larger discount after the fall? Disney tried to attract customers by promising to pay all Ticketmaster fees and offering indiscreet ticket buyers the freedom to exchange or even cancel tickets for free.

There will be a lot of numerical calculations from now to autumn.