So NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is ready for Broadway to come back, but is Broadway ready? When the theaters shut down back in March 2020, many shows had their fate sealed, meaning they closed because they were either limited runs or not open yet or just decided to be done with their run with how long the shutdown lasted. (RIP Mean Girls and the production of Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen that I saw starring Dan Stevens. You will be missed.)
Now that we’re trying to open the country back up as vaccinations continue, it means that Broadway is itching to reopen, as well—something that I, personally, have been waiting for. The governor suddenly announced that shows are allowed to reopen in May with limited capacity, and first, let me laugh. Even shows that are still going to reopen can’t do so with less than a month of notice. That’s not how theatre works, and you’d think the governor of New York would know that. (Please also look at Andrew Yang’s plans for Broadway and choose to not vote for him. That man wants there to be season tickets, and I will personally march to his door and demand he buys my ass one if that’s what he’s doing because if I don’t get to see my shows when I want, what was the point of majoring in Performance Theatre and moving to New York City in the FIRST PLACE?!)