Pandemic won: many shows on Broadway have decided to close forever

The spotlights of many Broadway scenes are being forced out as the theater community grapples with new behind-the-scenes outbreaks of the coronavirus and its varieties, especially the more dangerous omicron. ABC7NY.

“Mrs. Doubtfire ”on Broadway will take a hiatus until mid-March. Officials said the show will take a hiatus after this week, from January 10 to March 14.

Ticket holders for performances during this time may be redeemed for performances after March 15th or receive a refund. Scheduled performances will run until Sunday 9 January.

Several shows canceled performances for Christmas, while others including “Jagged Little Pill,”Thoughts of a Colored Man, ”Ain't Too Proud ”and“ Waitress ”- announced that they were closing for good.

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Final closing of "Ain't Too Proud"»

The Broadway musical "Ain't Too Proud" will finally close at the end of January. At the fourth performance, plans were announced to stop the performances. The show has been canceled since December 15 due to coronavirus cases.

"Thoughts of a Colored Man"

Broadway's Thoughts of a Colored Man announced they would be closing the show for good after opening on October 1 this year. "

“We have tried our best to safely deal with the current unfortunate health crisis,” the team said in a statement. - But in the end we cannot continue to work in adverse conditions of impact Covid in the city and country ”.

The producers said it was an honor to be on Broadway for the historic season.

“The big profits for the theater industry are much more than the success or failure of any single production,” they said. “As a community, we remain unshakable and unstoppable. We have never been proud to be theatrical figures as we are now. ”

"Waitress "

The creators of "Waitress" announced that COVID-19 will close the show immediately, two weeks before its Broadway show was due to end.

“There are only two weeks left until the end of the theater season and due to positive cases of COVID found in the troupe and production team of the Barrymore Theater, it was decided to stop the performances, which were supposed to last until January 9,” - said on Twitter.

Is there more sex in town?

Off-Broadway Show "Is There More Sex and the City?" is closing because its star, author Candice Bushnell, has tested positive for COVID. The show was supposed to run until February.