Cancellations and closures Live music and theatre alt=Sign reading "we'll get thru this"|Marquee at The Anthem, a music venue in Washington, D.C., that has ceased operations during the pandemic Live musical performances in indoor spaces have all been cancelled. Millions of musicians are affected by club, wedding, birthday, numerous corporate events that have been cancelled or postponed till 2021. There is no indication of these events affecting the humongous hospitality industry will return to a modicum of what they were in the near future, leaving these specialized creative professions in the lurch while the threat of a drastic deduction of pua benefits hangs in the air. Theatre performances have been cancelled or delayed. All Broadway theatres in New York have been closed until 1 June 2021, while West End theatres in London are closed until 1 August 2020. Waitress on West End and Frozen on Broadway announced they are closed permanently, despite at the time of their announcements, they would be able to reopen after the shut down . 9 to 5: The Musical on West End,"9 to 5 The Musical - Celebrating A West End Triumph" bestoftheatre.co.uk, 8 April 2020 Beetlejuice, The Inheritance, and Thriller – Live on Broadway and the Endgame and Rough for Theatre II double bill at The Old Vic were already scheduled to end, but were forced to close earlier than expected. Both Hangmen and revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway cancelled their entire run, though they had a few preview performances prior to the Broadway shut down." 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' Announces Broadway Closing" broadwayworld.com, March 21, 2020Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel, who were performing at Waitress in London, returned to the United States a week before their scheduled departure due to international travel restrictions imposed. Mean Girls announced on January 7, 2021 that it would not be reopening post pandemic, though it still intends for its tour to resume and the film adaptation of the musical remains in the works.  Premieres and openings that are postponed include the world premieres of 101 Dalmatians and Identical, Broadway openings as revival of American Buffalo, Caroline, or Change, Diana, Flying Over Sunset, revival of How I Learned to Drive, The Lehman Trilogy, Mrs. Doubtfire, revival of Plaza Suite, Sing Street, Six, and revival of Take Me Out; West End openings including Blithe Spirit, Cinderella,Wood, Alex. "Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella delays opening until October", WhatsOnStage.com, 5 March 2020 revival of The Seagull and revival of Sunday in the Park with George; Local Hero and 4000 Miles at the Old Vic. Hairspray at the London Coliseum, and What's New Pussycat? at the Leeds Playhouse. Marquee of the In the Heart of the Beast Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota The 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony is cancelled, with the awards being issued in an alternate manner. The 74th Tony Awards is postponed. The 2020 announcement of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama was postponed to May 4 via live stream on the prize's official website. Shakespeare's Globe had call for urgent funding in order to avoid insolvency. Cameron Mackintosh, a theatre producer, noted it will take four to five months for actors to return to the stage after social distancing ends.
Cancellations and closures Live music and theatre alt=Sign reading "we'll get thru this"|Marquee at The Anthem, a music venue in Washington, D.C., that has ceased operations during the pandemic Live musical performances in indoor spaces were cancelled. Theatre performances were cancelled or delayed. All Broadway theatres in New York were closed as well as West End theatres in London . Waitress on West End and Frozen on Broadway announced they would close permanently . 9 to 5: The Musical on West End,"9 to 5 The Musical - Celebrating A West End Triumph" bestoftheatre.co.uk, 8 April 2020 Beetlejuice, The Inheritance, and Thriller – Live on Broadway and the Endgame and Rough for Theatre II double bill at The Old Vic were already scheduled to end, but were forced to close earlier than expected. Both Hangmen and revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway cancelled their entire run, though they had a few preview performances prior to the Broadway shut down." 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' Announces Broadway Closing" broadwayworld.com, March 21, 2020Sara Bareilles and Gavin Creel, who were performing at Waitress in London, returned to the United States a week before their scheduled departure due to international travel restrictions imposed. Mean Girls announced on January 7, 2021 that it would not be reopening post pandemic, though it still intends for its tour to resume and the film adaptation of the musical remains in the works. The Secret of My Success (musical), mid-run in its world premiere and pre-Broadway tryout at the Paramount Theatre in March 2020 was shut down March 13. Premieres and openings postponed include the world premieres of 101 Dalmatians and Identical, Broadway openings as revival of American Buffalo, Caroline, or Change, Diana, Flying Over Sunset, revival of How I Learned to Drive, The Lehman Trilogy, Mrs. Doubtfire, revival of Plaza Suite, Sing Street, Six, and revival of Take Me Out; West End openings including Blithe Spirit, Cinderella,Wood, Alex. "Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella delays opening until October", WhatsOnStage.com, 5 March 2020 revival of The Seagull and revival of Sunday in the Park with George; Local Hero and 4000 Miles at the Old Vic. Hairspray at the London Coliseum, and What's New Pussycat? at the Leeds Playhouse. Marquee of the In the Heart of the Beast Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota The 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony was cancelled, with the awards issued in an alternate manner. The 74th Tony Awards was postponed. The 2020 announcement of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama was postponed to May 4 via live stream on the prize's official website. Shakespeare's Globe called for urgent funding in order to avoid insolvency. Cameron Mackintosh, a theatre producer, noted it would take four to five months for actors to return to the stage after social distancing ends.
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