NYC Mayor Announces Plans for Broadway Reopening by September
A Broadway reopening will happen in 2021, according to mayor Bill de Blasio. The performance spaces which have been shuttered for more than a year will reopen by September, with the mayor’s administration helping facilitate that goal, according to a press conference on Thursday. “Broadway needs to come back,... Read more
Off-Broadway Theaters, Comedy Clubs Sue New York Over Closure
A group of Off-Broadway theaters and comedy clubs are suing government officials in hopes of ending forced closures that have lasted over seven months thus far amid the coronavirus pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blaso are named in the lawsuits, which... Read more
‘Florida Man’ Will Make Off-Broadway Debut This Month
“Florida man caught illegally feeding wild alligator resists arrest: “He’s a good boy…and he loves bagels”  “Florida man punches ATM for giving him too much cash”  “Florida man arrested for having sex with pit bull in yard as neighbors pleaded with him to stop”  These are just a few... Read more
Disney’s Hercules Musical to Make Off Broadway Debut
Disney’s Hercules will soon make its debut as a stage musical in a limited Off Broadway run at New York’s  Delacorte Theater. The show is slated to premiere August 31 and remain at the 1,800-seat open air theater for several free performances through September 8. It is presented by... Read more
‘Lizzie The Musical’ Off-Broadway Cancelled Ahead of Summer Opening
Lizzie The Musical, the rock opera inspired by Lizzie Borden, will no longer debut off Broadway this summer due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The show was scheduled to kick-off later this summer at the Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City on July 19 and run through September 29.... Read more