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Bruce Springsteen first to return to the stage, with compulsory vaccine

The “Boss” returns to Broadway. While Bruce Springsteen fans have been waiting for months for a tour with the E Street Band, the American singer surprised everyone by announcing Monday, June 7 the resumption of his show Springsteen on Broadway from June 26, in New York.

After an 18-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, New York theaters have just reopened with restrictions. So, only vaccinated spectators will be allowed to attend the return to the stage of Springsteen, specified the production. Proof of both injections will be required for vaccines that require more than one.

The 71-year-old New Jersey rocker had already performed 236 sold-out performances of Springsteen on Broadway between October 2017 and December 2018. The capture of this critically acclaimed show has since been visible on Netflix.

An intimate show

Alone on stage for two and a half hours, apart from two duets with his partner Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen performs around fifteen acoustic songs interspersed with long lyrics taken from his autobiography, Born To Run, published in 2016.

“I loved doing Springsteen on Broadway and I’m delighted that I was asked to resume the show with the reopening of Broadway, ”the star said in the show’s release.

Accustomed to giant concerts and packed stadiums, the “Boss” has this time chosen the intimacy of the St. James Theater, a hall with only about 1,700 seats. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. The list includes, for now, thirty dates, until September 4, but the show could be extended.

Broadway is gradually reopening

Few of the theaters have ever reopened on Broadway, the first major productions are expected in September. Musical comedy Hadestown will open the ball on September 2, Le Roi lion, Wicked and Hamilton will be back on the 14th of the same month.

In mid-May, the Governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced that the large indoor theaters could now be filled to capacity, as long as all spectators were vaccinated.

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