Select Broadway Theaters To Open For New York Pop-Up Events Beginning In April

A select number of now-dark Broadway venues will begin opening in April for a series of live- performance pop-up events that could establish the safety protocols needed for the theater industry's eventual return. Beginning with the Shubert Organization's Music Box Theatre on 45th Street, Broadway theaters will be among the venues housing the events of the NY PopsUp program described as a new 100-day arts festival throughout New York City and State. The series is being overseen by producers Scott Rudin and Jane Rosenthal. Though the PopsUp festival had been previously announced, the inclusion of Broadway theaters as the program's "flexible venues" was disclosed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today. The series of live indoor performances across the state begins April 2. Outdoor events began Feb. 20. Related Story Bill C. Davis Dies: ‘Mass Appeal’ Playwright-Screenwriter Was 69 The venues will utilize safety protocols, developed by NY PopsUp in coordination with the New York State Council on the Arts and Empire State Development, t hat will eventually be employed for Broadway's return, according to the NY PopsUp announcement. The plan prompted Actors' Equity Association to urge Cuomo to prioritize arts workers for Covid vaccines. "As he wisely did when reopening… Read full this story

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