Celebrities won’t have to wear masks when they attend the 75th annual Tony Awards in New York on Sunday, even as paying audiences at Broadway shows are still being forced to mask up through at least the end of June.
The rule applies to all those seated in the orchestra section. Attendees seated in the mezzanine and balcony sections of Radio City Music Hall — which will be mostly out of camera range during the CBS broadcast — will be required to wear masks throughout the ceremony but will not need to be tested.
The announcement stands in stark contrast to the Broadway League’s continued mask mandate for audiences of all Broadway shows — a rule that has been in place since theaters re-opened last year. Some shows are also still requiring negative COVID tests in addition to masks.The countdown is on! Only one week until Broadway's biggest night.
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