Broadway theaters and theaters will reopen in the coming weeks after a year and a half without activities, but vaccines and masks will be mandatory for artists, staff and the public with a few exceptions, especially for children under 12. .
Broadway: 41 theaters will reopen
Closed since March 2020, most theaters and music halls in the famous Broadway district in New York will reopen in the coming weeks but the public will have to produce proof of vaccination. “Complete” to be able to attend the shows. In addition, the Broadway League, the association which brings together the directors of rooms, indicates that the wearing of the mask will also be obligatory, contrary to the provisions of the Met Opera which recommends it but without imposing it.
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Will be exempt from compulsory vaccination but subject to a negative PCR test, people whose state of health or religious practices do not allow vaccination and those under 12 (not eligible for the vaccine in the United States). These provisions will apply in the 41 Broadway theaters which plan to offer 45 new shows in the fall. Theater directors are due to meet in September to consider a possible relaxation of this device from November if sanitary conditions allow.
No exemption until December for under 12s at the Met Opera
The exemption for unvaccinated under 12s will not be considered at Carnegie Hall (which is due to reopen in October) and the Met Opera (reopens September 27). In a press release, Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Met regrets having had to take this decision which penalizes ” its future audience “ but hopes that this age group will be eligible for vaccination by December, when Lincoln Center is offered for the holiday season a short version of The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, conducted by Jane Glover, and Cinderella by Jules Massenet led by Alsatian conductor Emmanuel Villaume.
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