New York & Tri-State + Hospitality | March 8, 2021

Broadway Theatres Cleared for Limited Reopening April 2

New York State’s event, arts and entertainment venues can reopen at 33% capacity beginning April 2, with up to 100 people indoors and up to 200 people outdoors along with mandated social distancing, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced recently. If all attendees present proof of negative test results before entering, capacity can increase up to 150 people indoors and up to 500 people outdoors.

However, along with limits on capacity, there will also be limits on operations. Broadway theatres won’t be able to resume regularly scheduled performances until May 30. In the interim, some venues will reopen with a series of free pop-up performances overseen by producers Scott Rudin and Jane Rosenthal.

Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, told Crain’s New York Business, “We can’t socially distance. Any show at 33% capacity closes very quickly. The financial model doesn’t work and it will never work.”

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