Broadway shows are slated to reopen on April 12.
of the illness. Most recently, it’s been announced that Broadway will go dark for a month in order to comply with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s directive to end all gatherings of more than 500 people in the state.
Cuomo released a statement on his Twitter account today sharing the news. “We are taking new actions to reduce the density of people across the state. Starting Friday at 5pm, gatherings with 500 people or more will not be permitted in NYS. Additionally, for facilities with an occupancy of 500 or fewer, we are reducing the legal capacity by 50%,” he tweeted.We have already spoken to the theaters about these new measures and they agreed.
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