Cleaning. Save yourself the headache and reserve a parking spot through one of a number of apps, such as BestParking, ParkWhiz and SpotHero. If you are under five and accompanied by a fully vaccinated adult. ORPHEUM THEATRE REFUND & EXCHANGE POLICY, Stomp, All COVID-19 related group ticket exchange or refund requests must be submitted to the box office no later than 1 week prior to the performance. | For some events, the layout and specific seat locations may vary without notice. Read the review. Celebrate the return of live theatre with some backstage photos from the companies of Six, Moulin Rouge! - Over a dozen area performing arts organizations and venues will require everyone attending indoor events to provide proof of COVID vaccination or a recent negative test. With protocols beginning to change, here's an easy cheat sheet to put your mind at ease. The musical, starring Caroline Bowman and Caroline Innerbichler, plays Sheas Buffalo Theatre through September 24. The Atlantic Theater Company production features Anyanwu, Daniel J. Watts, and Xavier Scott Evans. The Broadway League, which represents all 41 Broadway theatres, had taken the reins on this matter. Lin-Manuel Mirandas game-changing musical-theater phenomenon raps its tale of the 10-dollar founding father without a father. Ticket prices are no longer swoon-inducing, but the shows digital lottery for $10 orchestra seats 46 at each performance offers hope of a truly inexpensive way in. New special offers may not be applied to exchanged tickets. | The Wonder Years: The Hum Goes On Forever Tour with Hot Mulligan, 'Pop A Lot' Sik-K World Tour In North America, Jake Wesley Rogers - Peace, Love & Pluto Tour, Joe Dombrowski: Indoor Recess - Live Special Taping, Meet & Greet Upgrade - The Church - Not a Concert Ticket, Meet & Greet - Micro TDH - Not A Concert Ticket. In response to a petition that cited these concerns, Equity will hold a town hall on reopening-focused safety protocols April 8. (Starts previews March 9 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, opens April 13.). As the U.S. approaches COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for all adults, the union has updated its guidelines for a slowly reopening theatrical landscape. Actors Equity Association has released updated guidelines for theatres that intend to employ its members, which include performers and stage managers, as indoor productions begin to take the stage once again following the pandemic shutdown. Elsewhere, at the edge of the theater district, foot traffic on the west side of Eighth Avenue moves faster than on the crowd-clogged east side. A digital vaccine app (e.g. Dont count on lucking into these, because availability varies but its worth a shot. February 3, 2022, By Use this COVID-19 protocols checklist before heading Face Coverings Masks will not be required unless mandated by state and local guidelines. You can check the current status on the CDCs Covid Data Tracker. There are no elevators or escalators in this theater. For Off-Broadway shows, masks are required at some major Off-Broadway venues (outlined below). Logan Culwell-Block, More than a dozen shows are part of the promotion, including Hamilton, Hadestown, and more. As of July 1, 2022, most Broadway theaters dropped their mask mandatesfor audience members. April 9, 2021. These protocols may include, but are not limited to: (This applies to productions at the following venues: Ambassador Theatre, Barrymore Theatre, Belasco Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Booth Theatre, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway Theatre, Cort Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Golden Theatre, Imperial Theatre, Longacre Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Majestic Theatre, Music Box Theatre, New World Stages, Shubert Theatre, Stage 42, Winter Garden Theatre.). (Onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theater.) Check this space for more details as your performance date approaches. (Onstage at the August Wilson Theater.) It also now has a 2022 Tony Award for best original score, and another for Gabriella Slades instantly iconic costumes. Many shows, though not the monster hits, offer same-day rush tickets either at the physical box office or online for much less than full price. that this poetic evocation of life during the Great Depression set to Bob Dylan songs will resume performances at the Belasco Theatre on October 13, 2021. Talaura Harms A state law threatens to drive up labor costs for the city's hand-to-mouth small theater scene as it tries to emerge from the pandemic. For Ain't No Mo', Almost Famous,A Beautiful Noise, A Strange Loop, Chicago,Kimberly Akimbo,KPOP, Leopoldstadt,The Music Man, The Phantom of the Opera, The Piano Lesson,Some Like it Hot, and Topdog/Underdog,please visitThe Shubert Organizationfor more information. The musical was the last production to open on Broadway before the shutdown . By The Security Staff will be available to assist your needs including any medical requests. Leah Putnam Fans of The Play That Goes Wrong, this ones for you: an adaptation, by the writers of that gleeful farce, of J.M. By (This applies to productions at the following venues: Ambassador Theatre, Barrymore Theatre, Belasco Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Booth Theatre, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway Theatre, Cort Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Golden Theatre, Imperial Theatre, Longacre Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Majestic Theatre, Music Box Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Winter Garden Theatre, New World Stages, Stage 42). The musical, starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone, was originally slated to open March 22, 2020composer Stephen Sondheims 90th birthday. Safety and Medical Live Nation is dedicated to providing a safe environment. Audiences must prove Covid-free status in one of three ways. If you dont need to pick up your tickets, its generally fine to show up maybe 10 minutes before curtain. If you have symptoms, get tested and stay home until you have your results. Famed producer and director David Belasco built this theater in 1907and named it The Belasco Stuyvesant. You may be asked to empty your pockets of all items so that they can be examined. After payment has been made on a group order, full exchanges, full refunds and partial refunds are permitted up to twenty-four hours prior to the performance for performances through January 18, 2022. For Performances Through January 2, 2022 October 8, 2020. (This applies to productions at the following venues: Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Gershwin Theatre, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Marquis Theatre, Minskoff Theatre, Nederlander Theatre, Neil Simon Theatre, Palace Theatre, Richard Rodgers Theatre.). Additional Protocols for Each Theatre Chain are Detailed Below, (This applies to productions at the New Amsterdam Theatre.). The COVID rules are all over the place at Southwest Florida theaters, concert halls and other entertainment venues. Guests with accessibility questions, or who require additional assistance related to a venues COVID-19 policies may email groups@broadway.com or call 1-800-BROADWAY x2. With Lillias Whites Hermes as our guide, Rachel Chavkins splendidly designed production takes audiences on a glorious road to hell. January 7, 2022, By Dan Meyer For Performances Beginning January 3, 2022 The saga of the grown-up Harry and his Hogwarts friends continues with the next generation, but now in slimmed-down form. The stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's film returns to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The new Broadway play cancelled its opening night December 20 due to a case of COVID-19 within the company. The Harold Pinter classic opens October 21 as part of the theatre companys Welcome Back season. Logan Culwell-Block July 29, 2021. Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you! Any guest who does not comply with any COVID-19 related health protocol on-site at the venue may be required to leave the Event venue (Venue), and the ticket may not be refunded. | And if youre wearing a hat, be kind to the people behind you. | Please note: all events are being planned at full capacity, subject to applicable law and governmental approval. The change in the Off-Broadway theatre's guidelines was tweeted yesterday. Read the review. Options are most plentiful right after the boothsopen, but new tickets are released all day, even as curtain time nears, so going later can be lucky, too. | As the theater updates its policies, we will update this page to reflect them. Hayley Levitt, September 1, 2021. Do Broadway and Off-Broadway Theatres Still Require Masks? Among the unions requirements is the implementation of COVID-19 safety officers. Read the review. Barrymore Theatre, Belasco Theatre, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Booth Theatre, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway Theatre, Cort Theatre, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Golden Theatre, Imperial . May 26, 2021. Actors' Equity Sets Protocols For the Return of In-Person Auditions, Playwrights Horizons Drops COVID-19 Booster Requirement, Two Years After the Shutdown, Broadway is Back, Broadway Mask, Vaccination Policies to Remain in Place as New York Lifts Its Own Requirements, Broadway COVID Safety Team Celebrates 2,000 Broadway Performances, Broadway Week's 2-For-1 Ticket Deals Extend Through February 27, Audible Theater Sets Off-Broadway Return for, New York City Center Will Require Proof of COVID-19 Booster in Addition to Complete Vaccination, The Public Theater Will Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster, Go Inside Rehearsal for Jason Robert Browns, 2020 Tony Award Nominations Announced October 15. The Bob Dylan jukebox musical opened March 5, 2020, before the theatre. Before you buy your tickets, check the stated rules as with so many things in this pandemic, they might change on short notice. January 10, 2022, By Whether youget barcoded electronic tickets delivered toyour deviceor physical tickets that you pick up at the theater box office depends on the show. While some theaters are better than others at getting people through the doors quickly, you dont have to arrive way in advance to join some enormous line snaking down the sidewalk. | The union Actors Equity permits such performer-audience interactions as long as New York Countys Covid-19 community level remains at green (low) or yellow (medium), according to the CDC. May 25, 2022, By Unvaccinated people - and fully vaccinated people if required - should stay at least 6 feet away from people in other areas of the theater, such as the lobby, as well. Adapted by Sharr White (The Snow Geese) from the California photographer Larry Sultans 1992 photo memoir of his parents, this new play feels like a refraction of Death of a Salesman a sort of Willy Loman: California Dreaming. A miraculous Nathan Lane stars as Irving, a onetime executive whose career has taken a humiliating turn, opposite Zo Wanamaker as Jean, who like Linda Loman is minimized by her husband and son (Danny Burstein) even as she keeps the family afloat. Hearing devices available at the venue, no reservation needed. If you have COVID-19, you can spread it to others, even if you do not have symptoms. Box Office Hours Monday-Saturday: 10:00 AM-8:30 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM-6:00PM Tickets Purchase tickets online, at the theatre box office, or by calling 212-239-6200. Should a test come back positive, employers would need to notify Equity, and the individual will be required to self-isolate, with the employer providing grocery, laundries, and medications and alternative housing if need be. Effective October 15, 2021 through March 5, 2022, all guests ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid test to attend all . Eliots work. Broadway has been back in business since August 2021 with COVID-19 safety protocols keeping thousands of patrons safe eight shows a week. | | The long-running favorite returns to the Orpheum Theatre. (Through April 30 at Studio 54.) Ryan McPhee, January 6, 2022, By Andrew Gans Productions would have to have one for every 20 people in the company (which includes actors, stage managers, and anyone who comes in contact with them). Linedy Genao stars, with Carolee Carmello and Grace McLean in the delicious comic parts of the Stepmother and the Queen. (Onstage at the Eugene ONeill Theater.) You assume all risks, hazards and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contractingCOVID-19 or any other communicable disease or illness, or a bacteria, virus or other pathogen capable of causing a communicable disease or illness, whether occurring before, during or after the workshop, however caused or contracted, and voluntarily waive all claims and potential claims against the Venues owners and operators, the Venue, Broadway Classroom and their respective owners, affiliates, subsidiaries, sponsors, successors and assigns and their respective officers, employees, contractors and agents. Here's an overview of the productions onstage this month, along with some tips on planning your experience including how to purchase tickets and navigate Covid-19 protocols. By Future updates will be provided prior to the Event. July 1, 2021. By Ryan McPhee Beginning in May, The Broadway League directed theatre owners and operators to establish their own policies on vaccination status for audience members. A negative COVID-19 test can be presented in lieu of vaccination. September 13, 2021. (Onstage at the Shubert Theater.) The Wonder Years: The Hum Goes On Forever Tour with Hot Mulligan Wed Mar 1, 2023, 'Pop A Lot' Sik-K World Tour In North America Sat Mar 4, 2023, Jake Wesley Rogers - Peace, Love & Pluto Tour Fri Mar 10, 2023, Trap Karaoke: Los Angeles - 21+ Fri Mar 17, 2023, Joe Dombrowski: Indoor Recess - Live Special Taping Sat Mar 18, 2023, Fleet Foxes + Special Guest Wed Mar 22, 2023, UH2BT Presents: KPOP Night Sat Apr 1, 2023, Pouya W/ Fat Nick, Kxllswitch, & Special Guest Terror Reid Fri Apr 14, 2023, Static-X - Rise Of The Machine 2023 Sat Apr 15, 2023, VV / Neon Noir Tour 2023 Tue Apr 18, 2023, VV / Neon Noir Tour 2023 Wed Apr 19, 2023, Bop to the Top ft Lucas Grabeel, Jeffery the DJ, and more - 18+ Fri Apr 21, 2023, Wage War - The Manic Tour Sat Apr 22, 2023, Spencer Sutherland - The In His Mania Tour Thu Apr 27, 2023, CHAOS & CARNAGE 2023 w/ DYING FETUS, SUICIDE SILENCE + MORE Fri Apr 28, 2023, Carcass W/ Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich, & Creeping Death Sun Apr 30, 2023, Nothing More: Spirits Tour 2023 Wed May 3, 2023, Avatar: Dance Devil Dance Tour Thu May 4, 2023, The Black Dahlia Murder Thu May 11, 2023, Lacuna Coil with The Birthday Massacre, Blind Channel, & Edge Of Parad Fri May 19, 2023, Be Our Guest - A Disney DJ Night - 21+ Sat May 20, 2023, Old Gods of Appalachia Sat Jun 10, 2023, TARJA: Living the Dream Tour Tue Jun 27, 2023, 2 DAY: Senpai Squad presents Fire & Ice 2023 Sat Jul 1, 2023, Senpai Squad presents Fire & Ice 2023 Sat Jul 1, 2023, Senpai Squad presents Fire & Ice 2023- MOVED TO REGENT THEATER 7/2/23! By (Onstage at the Ambassador Theater.) ID required as deposit. Sign up for reopening news, announcements, and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows! Alli Mauzey, Victoria Clark and Steven Boyer in the musical Kimberly Akimbo at the Booth Theater. Guests with accessibility questions, or who require additional assistance related to a venues COVID-19 policies may email groups@broadway.com or call 1-800-BROADWAY x2. Limited exceptions allowing for testing and masking may be made for people 12 and over with a medical condition that prevents vaccination. | Dan Meyer Dan Meyer With creator Sara Bareilles back in the lead role, the musical grossed more in single-day ticket sales than any other show in the history of the Barrymore. On the TKTS app, or online attdf.org/tktslive, you can see in real time which shows are on saleat which location, and what tickets cost. The Off-Broadway company recently canceled its Under the Radar Festival due to rising case numbers. LOUIS, Mo. For those to whom a Broadway show means spare-no-expense spectacle, this lavishly designed adaptation of Baz Luhrmanns 2001 movie musical is just the ticket. The map below does not reflect availability. Belasco Theatre auditorium Marc J. Franklin Vaccination and Mask Policy for Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows in NYC - Valid Until Further Notice Broadway has been back in business since August. Heres what to expect. The side entrance has no steps. | The group price and commission will be honored on these orders. Matt de Rogatis and Alison Fraser co-star in the Tennessee Williams play. Likewise, walking north or south on Sixth Avenue, then west to your theater, can be faster. Read the review. March 1, 2023, By Group Leaders: please note that you are required to communicate the above COVID-19 health protocols and safety guidelines to your group members. Just please do it without the items listed below) No guns, knives, weapons, pepper spray, projectiles of any kind, or any other item that could be used to inflict harm. The nearest parking lots are: 1002 South Hill Street (to the left of The Mayan and The Belasco) and Unified Parking: 1017 South Hill Street (across the street from The Belasco). | Is it cascading from the heavens? | | We do not accept personal checks. | | Expect breathtaking design, humor-tinged philosophy and unabashedly grisly puppet-animal deaths. That may be your chance to snap up some suddenly available seats at the box office, though be prepared to pay face value. By Based on CDC and state guidelines at the time of performance, protocols may include mask enforcement, increased cleaning and ventilation/filtration enhancements, vaccination, or negative test verification, and more. 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