Two days before the International Theater Day is celebrated, the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced today that he will reserve exclusive vaccines for the city’s theater sector to try to resuscitate Broadway, the epicenter of the show that remains 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 four 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 test units near the theater district, and is developing plans for crowd management before and after the plays take 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,” McColl added.
Although the Broadway plays were officially canceled until May 31, there is no specific date for their reopening. (Télam)
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