The financial impact on some Broadway shows could be devastating, and even giant productions that rely on foreign tourists may never recover
among many others—were scheduled to open or have already opened since January ahead of the April 23 Tonys eligibility cutoff.
And the Tonys, still scheduled for June 7, could be the next domino to fall. “Tonys in July? Why not,” the insider said. Even when the marquees are lit again, he added, a lavish ceremony will likely not be the first order of business: “I think that the show goes on but in a more somber, muted way.”for two days after the attacks, and many reopened to half-full houses. Five shows, includingrevival, were forced to close in the aftermath. Now, as in then, the financial impact could be devastating.
Those openings, whenever they do occur, may lack their usual glitz. And the Tonys themselves have toned it down in the past after tragic events, most recently the, which took place less than 24 hours after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando that killed 49 people. As for the COVID-19 outbreak, though, it might yet get worse before it gets better. “As in wartime, [there will be a] telecast, sure, but a rethink,” a Broadway publicist said, speculating about the Tonys. “Cannot wrap my head around what that rethink is. But I cannot imagine there will not be an industry-wide disruption.”
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