Even after International Theater Day is celebrated, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he will reserve exclusive vaccines for the city’s theater sector, to resurrect Broadway, which has been closed since mid-March 2020 .
“It is time to raise the curtain and bring Broadway back,” De Blasio said at a press conference, in which he revealed that in the next 4 weeks a center will be installed in which everyone who works in the hospital will be inoculated. theater sector.
In addition, there will be mobile vaccination units for all those who are part of off-Broadway plays, as a smaller theater circuit with lower budgets is known.
In addition, New York City has plans to deploy Covid mobile test units near Broadway, and is developing plans for crowd management before and after construction takes place.
Tony Award-winning actor André De Shields accompanied De Blasio during the press conference, in which he stressed that “Broadway is the cultural backbone” of New York City.
“Today’s announcement is an important recognition by the city that a robust theater industry means a healthy and strong economy,” said Fair Actors Association Executive Director Mary McColl.
Mayor De Blasio clearly understands that we cannot implement social distancing in our work, which makes the availability of vaccines and tests critical for our workplace to be safe, “added McColl, underscoring that his organization has held discussions with New York City authorities throughout the pandemic.
Although Broadway plays have been officially canceled until May 31, no specific date has been given for their reopening, while various organizations, such as the Broadway League, point out that it will probably be this fall.
Just two weeks ago, Broadway marked a closing year with an outdoor show in Times Square, titled “We Will Be Back.”
“SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK”
Last week, New York announced the return this summer of one of the Big Apple’s most popular theater events, “Shakespeare in the Park,” which summer after summer has entertained New Yorkers in Central Park.
“We have spent the last year organizing ourselves. We have been producing new works and preparing for a safe return,” the organization responsible for the work said in a statement.
The free plays can be seen from July 5 to August 29, dates for which the production of “Merry Wives” has been chosen, a “fresh and fun” adaptation by Jocelyn Bioh of “Merry Wives of Windsor” ( The Merry Wives of Windsor) by William Shakespeare.
This modernized version takes place in the southern part of the Harlem neighborhood in a vibrant and eclectic community of immigrants from West Africa: “It will be a celebration of black joy, laughter and vitality,” the statement said.
The Public Theater also assured that it is working with representatives of the city of New York and with health experts to make it safe.
“This is positive news, it means hope. This is New York City coming back to life,” said Bill de Blasio, after hearing the news.
Along with the rest of New York’s cultural activities, “Shakespeare in the Park,” which has been held since 1962, was canceled last year, despite being held in an open space.
The news of the reopening is another sign of the return to a relative normalcy of New York City and the theater industry, which was especially hit by the coronavirus with the total closure of Broadway, which has not opened its doors since then.
Precisely, Broadway last week organized a commemorative show in Times Square to mark a closing year, but also to send a message of hope for its return, which seems to be closer and closer to being carried out.
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