New York seeks to resurrect theater with exclusive Broadway shots

New York, Mar 25 (EFE) .- Two days before the International Theater Day is celebrated, the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced this Thursday that he will reserve exclusive vaccines for the city’s theater sector to treat 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 a center will be installed on Broadway in the next 4 weeks in which everyone who works will be inoculated in the 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 is planning to deploy mobile covid testing 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 New York 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, who stressed that his organization has been in talks 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.” EFE

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