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Broadway's biggest night is coming up this weekend, we're talking about the Tony Awards and we meet nominees for best featured actress in *** play on the scene with John Katie Sullivan made history in the play. Cost of Living. Born with no legs. She is the first person with such *** disability to perform on Broadway in *** role for which she is now Tony nominated. There were people that were like until I came out in curtain call on my prosthetics, they were like, we were trying to figure out what the trick was and it's not *** trick. It's authentic. Cost of living explores complicated relationships between patients and caregivers. Sullivan's co star, Carrie Young is also Tony nominated for her portrayal of *** caregiver. What did the story of the relationships between caregiver and patient come to mean to you? I think caregivers, we don't give them enough respect, we don't give them enough. The Pulitzer Prize winning Comedy Fat Ham, *** take off on Shakespeare's Hamlet, but set at *** modern day family cookout features Tony nominee, Nicky Crawford who plays Tira, *** woman who marries her brother in law right after her husband's death. She's *** wild person, but she's really no different than you or I, and that teacher just wants to love and to be the revival of Lorraine Hansberry's. The sign in Sydney brute's window set amid ideological clashes in 1960 s Greenwich Village has earned Miriam Silverman *** Tony nod and she has found important lessons in the play just because you hold the right political views or you do the right things, you actually everybody needs to be doing more and go deeper and keep questioning. Completing the category's five nominees, Crystal Lucas Perry for the play. Ain't no more. John Bake News 12 and get this. The Tony Awards ceremony is being held at *** different location than its usual home at Radio City Music Hall. This year, it will be at the United Palace, *** historic theater in Washington Heights.

Tony Awards 2023: How to watch Broadway’s big night

The 2023 Tony Awards, which honor theatrical productions and performances, will take place Sunday at the United Palace Theater in New York City.Video above: Tony Award nominees up for featured actresses discuss roles ahead of ceremonyHere’s what to know about Broadway’s biggest night.The hostTony-nominated actress and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will return as host for a second year in a row. The event will be unscripted due to the ongoing writers’ strike, so any banter on stage will be impromptu. The Writers Guild of America has agreed not to picket the event since its members will not be working on the show.The nomineesThis year, 38 shows were vying for nominations. The musical “Some Like It Hot” leads among the nominees with 13 in all.A full list of nominees can be found here.The performancesIf you haven’t made it to New York for a Broadway show this year, Sunday is your chance for a free front-row seat from home. Casts from several nominated musicals and revivals, including “New York, New York,” “Camelot,” “Parade,” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and others are among the scheduled performances.The casts of “A Beautiful Noise,” “The Neil Diamond Musical,” and “Funny Girl” will also take the stage.Where to watchTony Awards will air live on CBS and stream live and on-demand via Paramount+ at 8 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. PST. A pre-show, hosted by Julianne Hough, will stream on Pluto TV at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST.

The 2023 Tony Awards, which honor theatrical productions and performances, will take place Sunday at the United Palace Theater in New York City.

Video above: Tony Award nominees up for featured actresses discuss roles ahead of ceremony

Here’s what to know about Broadway’s biggest night.

The host

Tony-nominated actress and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will return as host for a second year in a row. The event will be unscripted due to the ongoing writers’ strike, so any banter on stage will be impromptu. The Writers Guild of America has agreed not to picket the event since its members will not be working on the show.

The nominees

This year, 38 shows were vying for nominations. The musical “Some Like It Hot” leads among the nominees with 13 in all.

A full list of nominees can be found here.

The performances

If you haven’t made it to New York for a Broadway show this year, Sunday is your chance for a free front-row seat from home. Casts from several nominated musicals and revivals, including “New York, New York,” “Camelot,” “Parade,” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and others are among the scheduled performances.

The casts of “A Beautiful Noise,” “The Neil Diamond Musical,” and “Funny Girl” will also take the stage.

Where to watch

Tony Awards will air live on CBS and stream live and on-demand via Paramount+ at 8 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. PST. A pre-show, hosted by Julianne Hough, will stream on Pluto TV at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST.


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]]> https://cincylink.com/2023/06/12/how-to-watch-broadways-big-night/feed/ 0 Grammy winning lyricist Cynthia Weil dies at 82 https://cincylink.com/2023/06/02/grammy-winning-lyricist-cynthia-weil-dies-at-82/ https://cincylink.com/2023/06/02/grammy-winning-lyricist-cynthia-weil-dies-at-82/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 18:23:07 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=200792

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "On Broadway," "Walking in the Rain" and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82.Her death was confirmed Friday by Interdependence Public Relations, which represents Mann's daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann. A spokesperson did not immediately have further details.Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, married in 1961, were one of popular music's most successful teams, part of a remarkable ensemble recruited by impresarios Don Kirshner and Al Nevins and based in Manhattan's Brill Building neighborhood, a few blocks from Times Square. With such hit-making combinations as Carole King and Gerry Goffin and Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, the Brill Building song factory turned out many of the biggest singles of the '60s and beyond.Weil and Mann were key collaborators with producer Phil Spector on songs for the Ronettes ("Walking in the Rain"), the Crystals ("He's Sure the Boy I Love") and other performers, and also provided hits for everyone from Dolly Parton to Hanson. “Don’t Know Much,” a Linda Ronstadt-Aaron Neville duet they helped write, was a top 5 hit that won a best pop performance Grammy in 1990.Their most famous song, a work of history overall, was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," an anthem of "blue-eyed soul" produced by Spector as if scoring a tragedy and sung with desperate fury by the Righteous Brothers. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" topped the charts in 1965 and was covered by numerous other artists. According to Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), no other song was played more on radio and television in the 20th century.But when Weil and Mann first played "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" for the Righteous Brothers, the response from singers Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield was "dead silence.""Bill said, 'Sounds good for The Everly Brothers not the Righteous Brothers,'" she told Parade magazine in 2015. "We thought 'Oh, God.' Then Bobby said, 'What am I supposed to do while the big guy's singing?' and Phil (Spector) said "You can go to the bank.'"While many of Weil's peers struggled once the Beatles caught on, she continued to make hits, sometimes with Mann, or with such partners as Michael Masser, David Foster and John Williams, with whom she wrote “For Always” for the soundtrack to Steven Spielberg’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.” Mann helped write Parton's pop breakthrough "Here You Come Again"; the Peabo Bryson ballad "If Ever You're In My Arms Again"; James Ingram's "Just Once"; the Pointer Sisters' "He's So Shy"; and Lionel Richie's "Running With the Night." In 1997, she was in the top 10 again with Hanson's "I Will Come to You.""When they are successful, songs are like little novels. They have a beginning, a middle and an end. You feel what the person is feeling who's singing it and it paints a picture of the human condition," Weil, who eventually published the novel "I'm Glad I Did," told Parade.Her talents reached well beyond love ballads. She and Mann wrote one of rock's first anti-drug songs, "Kicks," a hit for Paul Revere and the Raiders in 1966. She also had a knack for lyrics about ambition and aspiration, such as "On Broadway" and its unforgettable opening line, "They say the neon lights are bright/on Broadway." The Animals had a hit with her tale of working class frustration, "We've Got to Get Out of This Place." The Crystals' "Uptown" was a 1961 hit that touched upon race and class in ways not often heard in rock's early years.

NEW YORK —

Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "On Broadway," "Walking in the Rain" and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82.

Her death was confirmed Friday by Interdependence Public Relations, which represents Mann's daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann. A spokesperson did not immediately have further details.

Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, married in 1961, were one of popular music's most successful teams, part of a remarkable ensemble recruited by impresarios Don Kirshner and Al Nevins and based in Manhattan's Brill Building neighborhood, a few blocks from Times Square. With such hit-making combinations as Carole King and Gerry Goffin and Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, the Brill Building song factory turned out many of the biggest singles of the '60s and beyond.

Weil and Mann were key collaborators with producer Phil Spector on songs for the Ronettes ("Walking in the Rain"), the Crystals ("He's Sure the Boy I Love") and other performers, and also provided hits for everyone from Dolly Parton to Hanson. “Don’t Know Much,” a Linda Ronstadt-Aaron Neville duet they helped write, was a top 5 hit that won a best pop performance Grammy in 1990.

Their most famous song, a work of history overall, was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," an anthem of "blue-eyed soul" produced by Spector as if scoring a tragedy and sung with desperate fury by the Righteous Brothers. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" topped the charts in 1965 and was covered by numerous other artists. According to Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), no other song was played more on radio and television in the 20th century.

But when Weil and Mann first played "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" for the Righteous Brothers, the response from singers Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield was "dead silence."

"Bill said, 'Sounds good for The Everly Brothers not the Righteous Brothers,'" she told Parade magazine in 2015. "We thought 'Oh, God.' Then Bobby said, 'What am I supposed to do while the big guy's singing?' and Phil (Spector) said "You can go to the bank.'"

While many of Weil's peers struggled once the Beatles caught on, she continued to make hits, sometimes with Mann, or with such partners as Michael Masser, David Foster and John Williams, with whom she wrote “For Always” for the soundtrack to Steven Spielberg’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.” Mann helped write Parton's pop breakthrough "Here You Come Again"; the Peabo Bryson ballad "If Ever You're In My Arms Again"; James Ingram's "Just Once"; the Pointer Sisters' "He's So Shy"; and Lionel Richie's "Running With the Night." In 1997, she was in the top 10 again with Hanson's "I Will Come to You."

"When they are successful, songs are like little novels. They have a beginning, a middle and an end. You feel what the person is feeling who's singing it and it paints a picture of the human condition," Weil, who eventually published the novel "I'm Glad I Did," told Parade.

Her talents reached well beyond love ballads. She and Mann wrote one of rock's first anti-drug songs, "Kicks," a hit for Paul Revere and the Raiders in 1966. She also had a knack for lyrics about ambition and aspiration, such as "On Broadway" and its unforgettable opening line, "They say the neon lights are bright/on Broadway." The Animals had a hit with her tale of working class frustration, "We've Got to Get Out of This Place." The Crystals' "Uptown" was a 1961 hit that touched upon race and class in ways not often heard in rock's early years.


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Hugh Jackman announced on Thursday that he is set to return to Broadway after he tested positive for COVID-19 last month.

In a series of tweets, the two-time Tony Award winner informed fans he was out of COVID isolation and would be back performing in the revival of "The Music Man."

“I am so excited to get back to the theater,” Jackman said in a video posted to his Twitter account. “I will be there later today, doing a show tonight.”

The musical had postponed several of its shows after Jackman and his co-star Sutton Foster missed performances due to COVID.

Jackman also took the time to thank healthcare workers around the world.

“I am just so, so grateful for all that you do," Jackman said in the video. "I have said it before, but I just really had to say it again: Thank you.”

"The Music Man" was one of several shows forced to cancel performances due to COVID last month, including "The Nutcracker," which had to cancel its remaining performances after people in production tested positive for the virus.




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]]> https://cincylink.com/2022/01/07/jackman-set-to-return-to-music-man-revival-after-covid-diagnosis/feed/ 0 Harvey Evans, actor in Broadway’s golden years, dies at 80 https://cincylink.com/2021/12/27/harvey-evans-actor-in-broadways-golden-years-dies-at-80/ https://cincylink.com/2021/12/27/harvey-evans-actor-in-broadways-golden-years-dies-at-80/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:07:06 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=131440

Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as "West Side Story," "Follies" "Hello, Dolly!" and "Gypsy," has died. He was 80.Evans died Christmas Eve at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, said Lawrence Leritz, a friend and Broadway actor, dancer, singer, producer and director. "He was dearly loved by the Broadway community. Very kind, embracing, funny and always had a smile on his face. I can't ever remember not being hugged by this loving man," Leritz said."We lost a great one," wrote Harvey Fierstein on Twitter in tribute. "He's why we love musicals," wrote playwright and author Paul Rudnick. Added Bernadette Peters, Harvey "was the dearest most talented being one could ever have the privilege of knowing." Evans was rarely cast in leading Broadway roles but found a place in timeless shows. He starred opposite Angela Lansbury in "Anyone Can Whistle" and played Barnaby in "Hello, Dolly!" opposite Carol Channing, then Betty Grable and then Eve Arden."When I look back," Evans told Playbill in 2007, "I think I've had some kind of angel on my shoulder, leading me toward the best shows of Broadway's golden years. I didn't pick and choose them — they just came around that way."Evans, who was born Harvey Hohnecker, grew up in Cincinnati and fell in love with musical theater after seeing a touring production of "Song of Norway." "My entire childhood was spent waiting to graduate from high school so I could go to New York and be in a Broadway show," he told Playbill.Evans made it to New York in 1955 and would become friendly with choreographers Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins. Evans' first musical as a dancer on Broadway was "New Girl in Town," which starred Gwen Verdon and was choreographed by Fosse. He changed his name while filming a small role in 1962's "Experiment in Terror" directed by Blake Edwards and starring Glenn Ford and Lee Remick. He and fellow actress Taffy Paul decided to remake themselves — he became Evans and she became Stefanie Powers.Evans also was cast by Fosse for "Redhead," with Verdon, and the movie of "The Pajama Game." Other highlights were starring on Broadway with Henry Fonda and Margaret Hamilton in a revival of "Our Town" in 1969 and being a standby for Jim Dale in "Barnum" in the early 1980s. He was a chimney sweep when Julie Andrews immortalized "Mary Poppins" on film in 1964."I've had my name above the title and I've had it way down low," he told Playbill. "It doesn't matter to me. It's just wonderful to be part of this community." His later Broadway credits include the mid-1990s revival of "Sunset Boulevard," "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and as an understudy in "Oklahoma!" in 2002. He also snagged a cameo in the film "Enchanted" with Amy Adams in 2007. He was on Broadway in the original "West Side Story" and later in the 1961 film version. "Really hard to put into words what Harvey Evans meant to me," said Tony Yazbeck on Twitter. "He was kindness personified. So funny and supportive. He came to every show I ever did and inspired me to keep going! A true triple threat who's heart was as big as his incredible career."Bebe Neuwirth added: "One of the kindest, most delightful, loveliest gentlemen I've ever had the blessing to know." Betty Buckley also sent her regards: "With so much love."

NEW YORK —

Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as "West Side Story," "Follies" "Hello, Dolly!" and "Gypsy," has died. He was 80.

Evans died Christmas Eve at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, said Lawrence Leritz, a friend and Broadway actor, dancer, singer, producer and director. "He was dearly loved by the Broadway community. Very kind, embracing, funny and always had a smile on his face. I can't ever remember not being hugged by this loving man," Leritz said.

"We lost a great one," wrote Harvey Fierstein on Twitter in tribute. "He's why we love musicals," wrote playwright and author Paul Rudnick. Added Bernadette Peters, Harvey "was the dearest most talented being one could ever have the privilege of knowing."

Evans was rarely cast in leading Broadway roles but found a place in timeless shows. He starred opposite Angela Lansbury in "Anyone Can Whistle" and played Barnaby in "Hello, Dolly!" opposite Carol Channing, then Betty Grable and then Eve Arden.

"When I look back," Evans told Playbill in 2007, "I think I've had some kind of angel on my shoulder, leading me toward the best shows of Broadway's golden years. I didn't pick and choose them — they just came around that way."

Evans, who was born Harvey Hohnecker, grew up in Cincinnati and fell in love with musical theater after seeing a touring production of "Song of Norway." "My entire childhood was spent waiting to graduate from high school so I could go to New York and be in a Broadway show," he told Playbill.

Evans made it to New York in 1955 and would become friendly with choreographers Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins. Evans' first musical as a dancer on Broadway was "New Girl in Town," which starred Gwen Verdon and was choreographed by Fosse.

He changed his name while filming a small role in 1962's "Experiment in Terror" directed by Blake Edwards and starring Glenn Ford and Lee Remick. He and fellow actress Taffy Paul decided to remake themselves — he became Evans and she became Stefanie Powers.

Evans also was cast by Fosse for "Redhead," with Verdon, and the movie of "The Pajama Game." Other highlights were starring on Broadway with Henry Fonda and Margaret Hamilton in a revival of "Our Town" in 1969 and being a standby for Jim Dale in "Barnum" in the early 1980s. He was a chimney sweep when Julie Andrews immortalized "Mary Poppins" on film in 1964.

"I've had my name above the title and I've had it way down low," he told Playbill. "It doesn't matter to me. It's just wonderful to be part of this community."

His later Broadway credits include the mid-1990s revival of "Sunset Boulevard," "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and as an understudy in "Oklahoma!" in 2002. He also snagged a cameo in the film "Enchanted" with Amy Adams in 2007. He was on Broadway in the original "West Side Story" and later in the 1961 film version.

"Really hard to put into words what Harvey Evans meant to me," said Tony Yazbeck on Twitter. "He was kindness personified. So funny and supportive. He came to every show I ever did and inspired me to keep going! A true triple threat who's heart was as big as his incredible career."

Bebe Neuwirth added: "One of the kindest, most delightful, loveliest gentlemen I've ever had the blessing to know." Betty Buckley also sent her regards: "With so much love."


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]]> https://cincylink.com/2021/12/27/harvey-evans-actor-in-broadways-golden-years-dies-at-80/feed/ 0 Legendary composer Stephen Sondheim dies at age 91 https://cincylink.com/2021/11/27/legendary-composer-stephen-sondheim-dies-at-age-91/ https://cincylink.com/2021/11/27/legendary-composer-stephen-sondheim-dies-at-age-91/#respond Sun, 28 Nov 2021 04:37:08 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=121004

Broadway icon Stephen Sondheim has died.

Sondheim won 9 Tony Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement, 8 Grammys and an Academy Award.

Sondheim wrote lyrics for “West Side Story,” alongside Leonard Bernstein. He also wrote music and lyrics for "Company ," "A Little Night Music," "Sweeney Todd," "Merrily We Roll Along," and "Into the Woods."

In a tribute post on Twitter, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sondheim "created fantastic worlds and characters, but at the heart of every story he told was a kid from New York City."

Last year, stars from the theater and music industry honored Sondheim with a virtual 90th birthday celebration.

The Associated Press reports Steven Spielberg thanked Sondheim for helping on the upcoming movie version of “West Side Story.”

Sondheim was 91 years old.




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One night after official return, 'Aladdin' Broadway show cancels performance due to COVID-19



I mean, there's probably so much that we learned, but I we will return with a new renewed sense of gratitude and purpose for the performers. That's certainly true. I mean, like you said, it's just it was it was unfathomable to be without this thing for as long as we've gone without it. So I think we're going to return with a new sense of gratitude just to have a live performance back. I started going to other shows a couple of weeks ago and it's just an amazing feeling. Yeah, it's just and you sense that what the audiences to the audiences are overjoyed, they're happy to see the shows, but they're happy to just see one another to be in the same room with other people. It's really exciting. It makes me want to write. Like honestly all it does is make me want to write because it was such a thrill to see Hamilton with that incredible audience last Tuesday night when we reopened and you know, Covid put all my movies into the same year and I was supposed to come out last year, was supposed to come out last year. They came out this year. I tick tick boom incanto. And then once I'm on the other side of that, I'm gonna go sit at home and like tuck my kids in and write the next show. It's nothing nothing in the world that is a substitute for live theater. You know, you can see it on, you know, any kind of screening, you can see it on, you know, screaming, you can see it on all of that. but it's not the same, it's never the same as being in the building and having that fantastic experience of being with an audience and loving a show. It's coming back and that's a great thing, you know, it really is, it's a great thing is coming back and I feel I feel grateful because I'm working on something and I want to see, you know, I like to do a table read again and and have a live band and everything that we always did, you know, instead of the zoom thing, which I hate. Um you know, I actually haven't stepped into a theater yet because I just got here yesterday and so I'm excited to take in theater myself, but you know, it I think it's it's gonna be a little different, but that's just by because you have to wear a mask to be vaccinated, all that stuff. But I think the energy that you get from being in a theater with an audience and having that live theatre experience, there's nothing like it. And I think it was my, my honor definitely to be here, but my duty to be here to kind of give recognition to this beautiful community that is back and thriving and uh you know, it's been a tough year for for our everyone. Yeah, so

One night after official return, 'Aladdin' Broadway show cancels performance due to COVID-19


Video above: Broadway stars share their excitement at the TonysA performance of Disney's "Aladdin" on Broadway was canceled Wednesday — one night after the show's return to the theater — because of COVID-19 cases detected in the theater company, show runners said.It is the first known show cancellation due to COVID-19 since Broadway began reopening earlier this month after shutting down in March 2020 due to the pandemic."Through our rigorous testing protocols, breakthrough COVID-19 cases have been detected within the company of Aladdin at The New Amsterdam Theatre," the show said Wednesday in a tweet. "We will continue to provide support to the affected Aladdin company members as they recover."Show runners didn't say how many COVID-19 cases were detected, noting they will provide more information Thursday regarding future performances.Broadway is big business for New York's economy — an estimated 97,000 people are employed by shows. And when COVID-19 first swept across the U.S., it made New York City one of the first virus hotspots, forcing theaters to shutter for about 18 months.This month, theaters began gradually reopening, raising their curtains with health measures in place to help protect against the spread of coronavirus.All of New York's 41 Broadway theaters require eligible audiences, crews, performers and other staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Broadway League's policy. Children under 12 and those unvaccinated due to health conditions or religious reasons must provide a negative COVID-19 test to be granted entry. Audience members are also required to be masked inside theaters.Breakthrough cases occur when someone tests positive for COVID-19 at least 14 days after they have been fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Such infections can cause disease with symptoms but some vaccinated people who become infected with COVID-19 show no symptoms at all. Research has shown that if people become infected after vaccination, typically they get a milder case.New York is one of the most vaccinated states in the nation, with more than 63% of its residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC data showed Wednesday.

Video above: Broadway stars share their excitement at the Tonys

A performance of Disney's "Aladdin" on Broadway was canceled Wednesday — one night after the show's return to the theater — because of COVID-19 cases detected in the theater company, show runners said.

It is the first known show cancellation due to COVID-19 since Broadway began reopening earlier this month after shutting down in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

"Through our rigorous testing protocols, breakthrough COVID-19 cases have been detected within the company of Aladdin at The New Amsterdam Theatre," the show said Wednesday in a tweet. "We will continue to provide support to the affected Aladdin company members as they recover."

Show runners didn't say how many COVID-19 cases were detected, noting they will provide more information Thursday regarding future performances.

Broadway is big business for New York's economy — an estimated 97,000 people are employed by shows. And when COVID-19 first swept across the U.S., it made New York City one of the first virus hotspots, forcing theaters to shutter for about 18 months.

This month, theaters began gradually reopening, raising their curtains with health measures in place to help protect against the spread of coronavirus.

All of New York's 41 Broadway theaters require eligible audiences, crews, performers and other staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Broadway League's policy. Children under 12 and those unvaccinated due to health conditions or religious reasons must provide a negative COVID-19 test to be granted entry. Audience members are also required to be masked inside theaters.

Breakthrough cases occur when someone tests positive for COVID-19 at least 14 days after they have been fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Such infections can cause disease with symptoms but some vaccinated people who become infected with COVID-19 show no symptoms at all. Research has shown that if people become infected after vaccination, typically they get a milder case.

New York is one of the most vaccinated states in the nation, with more than 63% of its residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC data showed Wednesday.




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Broadway is back and the 74th Tony Awards were presented Sunday after a long delay due to the pandemic.The event honored productions from the 2019-2020 Broadway season.See the full list of nominees below with winners indicated in bold.Best Musical"Jagged Little Pill""Moulin Rouge: The Musical" *WINNER"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical"Best Play"Grand Horizons""The Inheritance" *WINNER"Sea Wall: A Life""Slave Play"Best Revival of a Play"Betrayal""Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune""A Soldier's Play" *WINNERBest Book of a Musical"Jagged Little Pill"Diablo Cody *WINNER"Moulin Rouge! The Musical"John Logan"Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees PrinsBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre"A Christmas Carol"Music: Christopher Nightingale *WINNER"The Inheritance"Music: Paul Englishby"The Rose Tattoo"Music: Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb"Slave Play"Music: Lindsay Jones"The Sound Inside"Music: Daniel KlugerBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayIan Barford, "Linda Vista"Andrew Burnap, "The Inheritance" *WINNERJake Gyllenhaal, "Sea Wall/A Life"Tom Hiddleston, "Betrayal"Tom Sturridge, "Sea Wall/A Life"Blair Underwood, "A Soldier's Play"Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayJoaquina Kalukango, "Slave Play"Laura Linney, "My Name is Lucy Barton"Audra McDonald, "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"Mary-Louise Parker, "The Sound Inside" *WINNERBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalAaron Tveit, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalKaren Olivo, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"Elizabeth Stanley, "Jagged Little Pill"Adrienne Warren, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical" *WINNERBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayAto Blankson-Wood, "Slave Play"James Cusati-Moyer, "Slave Play"David Alan Grier, "A Soldier's Play" *WINNERJohn Benjamin Hickey, "The Inheritance"Paul Hilton, "The Inheritance"Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayJane Alexander, "Grand Horizons"Chalia La Tour, "Slave Play"Annie McNamara, "Slave Play"Lois Smith, "The Inheritance" *WINNERCora Vander Broek, "Linda Vista"Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalDanny Burstein, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERDerek Klena, "Jagged Little Pill"Sean Allan Krill, "Jagged Little Pill"Sahr Ngaujah, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"Daniel J. Watts, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalKathryn Gallagher, "Jagged Little Pill"Celia Rose Gooding, "Jagged Little Pill"Robyn Hurder, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"Lauren Patten, "Jagged Little Pill" *WINNERMyra Lucretia Taylor, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Best Scenic Design of a PlayBob Crowley, "The Inheritance"Soutra Gilmour, "Betrayal"Rob Howell, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNERDerek McLane, "A Soldier's Play"Clint Ramos, "Slave Play"Best Scenic Design of a MusicalRiccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, "Jagged Little Pill"Derek McLane, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERMark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Best Costume Design of a PlayDede Ayite, "Slave Play"Dede Ayite, "A Soldier's Play"Bob Crowley, "The Inheritance"Rob Howell, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNERClint Ramos, "The Rose Tattoo"Best Costume Design of a MusicalEmily Rebholz, "Jagged Little Pill"Mark Thompson, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Catherine Zuber, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERBest Lighting Design of a PlayJiyoun Chang, "Slave Play"Jon Clark, "The Inheritance"Heather Gilbert, "The Sound Inside"Allen Lee Hughes, "A Soldier's Play"Hugh Vanstone, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNERBest Lighting Design of a MusicalBruno Poet, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Justin Townsend, "Jagged Little Pill"Justin Townsend, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERBest Sound Design of a PlayPaul Arditti & Christopher Reid, "The Inheritance"Simon Baker, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNERLindsay Jones, "Slave Play"Daniel Kluger, "Sea Wall/A Life"Daniel Kluger, "The Sound Inside"Best Sound Design of a MusicalJonathan Deans, "Jagged Little Pill"Peter Hylenski, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERNevin Steinberg, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Best Direction of a PlayDavid Cromer, "The Sound Inside"Stephen Daldry, "The Inheritance" *WINNERKenny Leon, "A Soldier's Play"Jamie Lloyd, "Betrayal"Robert O'Hara, "Slave Play"Best Direction of a MusicalPhyllida Lloyd, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Diane Paulus, "Jagged Little Pill"Alex Timbers, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERBest ChoreographySidi Larbi Cherkaoui, "Jagged Little Pill"Sonya Tayeh, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNERAnthony Van Laast, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"Best OrchestrationsTom Kitt, "Jagged Little Pill"Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNEREthan Popp, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

NEW YORK —

Broadway is back and the 74th Tony Awards were presented Sunday after a long delay due to the pandemic.

The event honored productions from the 2019-2020 Broadway season.

See the full list of nominees below with winners indicated in bold.

Best Musical

"Jagged Little Pill"

"Moulin Rouge: The Musical" *WINNER

"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Play

"Grand Horizons"

"The Inheritance" *WINNER

"Sea Wall: A Life"

"Slave Play"

Best Revival of a Play

"Betrayal"

"Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"

"A Soldier's Play" *WINNER

Best Book of a Musical

"Jagged Little Pill"

Diablo Cody *WINNER

"Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

John Logan

"Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

"A Christmas Carol"

Music: Christopher Nightingale *WINNER

"The Inheritance"

Music: Paul Englishby

"The Rose Tattoo"

Music: Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb

"Slave Play"

Music: Lindsay Jones

"The Sound Inside"

Music: Daniel Kluger

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Ian Barford, "Linda Vista"

Andrew Burnap, "The Inheritance" *WINNER

Jake Gyllenhaal, "Sea Wall/A Life"

Tom Hiddleston, "Betrayal"

Tom Sturridge, "Sea Wall/A Life"

Blair Underwood, "A Soldier's Play"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Joaquina Kalukango, "Slave Play"

Laura Linney, "My Name is Lucy Barton"

Audra McDonald, "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune"

Mary-Louise Parker, "The Sound Inside" *WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Aaron Tveit, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Karen Olivo, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

Elizabeth Stanley, "Jagged Little Pill"

Adrienne Warren, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical" *WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Ato Blankson-Wood, "Slave Play"

James Cusati-Moyer, "Slave Play"

David Alan Grier, "A Soldier's Play" *WINNER

John Benjamin Hickey, "The Inheritance"

Paul Hilton, "The Inheritance"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Jane Alexander, "Grand Horizons"

Chalia La Tour, "Slave Play"

Annie McNamara, "Slave Play"

Lois Smith, "The Inheritance" *WINNER

Cora Vander Broek, "Linda Vista"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Danny Burstein, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Derek Klena, "Jagged Little Pill"

Sean Allan Krill, "Jagged Little Pill"

Sahr Ngaujah, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

Daniel J. Watts, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kathryn Gallagher, "Jagged Little Pill"

Celia Rose Gooding, "Jagged Little Pill"

Robyn Hurder, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

Lauren Patten, "Jagged Little Pill" *WINNER

Myra Lucretia Taylor, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Bob Crowley, "The Inheritance"

Soutra Gilmour, "Betrayal"

Rob Howell, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNER

Derek McLane, "A Soldier's Play"

Clint Ramos, "Slave Play"

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, "Jagged Little Pill"

Derek McLane, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Costume Design of a Play

Dede Ayite, "Slave Play"

Dede Ayite, "A Soldier's Play"

Bob Crowley, "The Inheritance"

Rob Howell, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNER

Clint Ramos, "The Rose Tattoo"

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Emily Rebholz, "Jagged Little Pill"

Mark Thompson, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Catherine Zuber, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Jiyoun Chang, "Slave Play"

Jon Clark, "The Inheritance"

Heather Gilbert, "The Sound Inside"

Allen Lee Hughes, "A Soldier's Play"

Hugh Vanstone, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNER

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Bruno Poet, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Justin Townsend, "Jagged Little Pill"

Justin Townsend, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, "The Inheritance"

Simon Baker, "A Christmas Carol" *WINNER

Lindsay Jones, "Slave Play"

Daniel Kluger, "Sea Wall/A Life"

Daniel Kluger, "The Sound Inside"

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, "Jagged Little Pill"

Peter Hylenski, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Nevin Steinberg, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Direction of a Play

David Cromer, "The Sound Inside"

Stephen Daldry, "The Inheritance" *WINNER

Kenny Leon, "A Soldier's Play"

Jamie Lloyd, "Betrayal"

Robert O'Hara, "Slave Play"

Best Direction of a Musical

Phyllida Lloyd, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Diane Paulus, "Jagged Little Pill"

Alex Timbers, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Best Choreography

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, "Jagged Little Pill"

Sonya Tayeh, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Anthony Van Laast, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"

Best Orchestrations

Tom Kitt, "Jagged Little Pill"

Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" *WINNER

Ethan Popp, "Tina -- The Tina Turner Musical"


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]]> https://cincylink.com/2021/09/28/tony-award-winners/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen reprises Broadway show for summer run https://cincylink.com/2021/06/28/bruce-springsteen-reprises-broadway-show-for-summer-run/ https://cincylink.com/2021/06/28/bruce-springsteen-reprises-broadway-show-for-summer-run/#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:18:18 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=64481

In another sign of live entertainment's rebirth, Bruce Springsteen returned to Broadway this weekend, strapping on a guitar and reviving a show for an audience that included a member of his E Street Band and the governor of his home state.Springsteen had ended his residency in December 2018 after 236 performances, but was persuaded to return for a summer's encore ahead of most Broadway shows coming back in September.The tough rock 'n' roller was clearly emotional. He wiped away tears toward the end of his show, which mixes personal remembrances with performances of his songs. He said the summer reprise allows him to spend more time, figuratively speaking, with his late father and other fallen relatives.Every week brings fresh evidence of life resuming in entertainment following a 15-month COVID-19 pause. Festivals and concert tours are being booked, and Springsteen plans to take his band on the road next year. The Foo Fighters reopened New York's Madison Square Garden for music with a cathartic June 20 concert.Thrilled to be back, fans cheered Springsteen's words so often he had to profanely tell them to settle down, lest the show take all night. His longtime guitarist, Steven Van Zandt, received a standing ovation when he took a seat in the audience. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were also there Saturday night."It's good to see everyone here tonight unmasked, sitting next to each other," Springsteen said. "What a year. I'm 71 years on this planet and I've never seen anything like it."Audience members had to show proof of vaccination to enter the St. James Theatre. That attracted a boisterous handful of anti-vaccination demonstrators to gather at the entrance and complain Springsteen was promoting segregation.Inside, one audience member, Gina Zabinski of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, said it felt amazing to see music performed live again. "I'm going to cry," she said."I didn't think I would miss it as much as I did," said Zabinski, who brought her son Zak, a musical theater student at the University of Miami. "I think I just took it for granted because we would go to shows all the time."Another fan, Benjamin Smith of Philadelphia, said "I can't think of a better person to help us return to a sense of normalcy."Springsteen said he and his family were lucky during the pandemic, able to stay healthy and keep busy."I had a podcast with the president of the United States (Barack Obama)," he said. "I was handcuffed and thrown in jail."The latter referred to his Nov. 14, 2020 arrest for drunken driving and reckless driving in New Jersey. Those charges were later dismissed since he had a blood alcohol level below the state's legal limit and he paid a fine for downing two tequila shots in an area where alcohol wasn't allowed."New Jersey," he said. "They love me there."While the case provided him with fresh fodder for jokes, the structure and stories of Springsteen's show was similar, if a little streamlined, to the way it was the first time he was on Broadway.He eliminated the iconic closer, "Born to Run," replacing it with the thematically sharper "I'll See You in My Dreams," off his 2020 album. The two-song duet with his wife, Patti Scialfa, featured a smoldering version of "Fire," his song that became a 1978 hit for the Pointer Sisters.In a clear reference to the George Floyd killing, Springsteen performed his own song about a police shooting, "American Skin (41 Shots)," standing onstage in a blood red spotlight.Springsteen said he's never seen American democracy as threatened as it is today, and that it frightened him."I'm still stubborn," he said. "I believe we're going to make it."

NEW YORK —

In another sign of live entertainment's rebirth, Bruce Springsteen returned to Broadway this weekend, strapping on a guitar and reviving a show for an audience that included a member of his E Street Band and the governor of his home state.

Springsteen had ended his residency in December 2018 after 236 performances, but was persuaded to return for a summer's encore ahead of most Broadway shows coming back in September.

The tough rock 'n' roller was clearly emotional. He wiped away tears toward the end of his show, which mixes personal remembrances with performances of his songs. He said the summer reprise allows him to spend more time, figuratively speaking, with his late father and other fallen relatives.

Every week brings fresh evidence of life resuming in entertainment following a 15-month COVID-19 pause. Festivals and concert tours are being booked, and Springsteen plans to take his band on the road next year. The Foo Fighters reopened New York's Madison Square Garden for music with a cathartic June 20 concert.

Thrilled to be back, fans cheered Springsteen's words so often he had to profanely tell them to settle down, lest the show take all night. His longtime guitarist, Steven Van Zandt, received a standing ovation when he took a seat in the audience. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were also there Saturday night.

"It's good to see everyone here tonight unmasked, sitting next to each other," Springsteen said. "What a year. I'm 71 years on this planet and I've never seen anything like it."

Audience members had to show proof of vaccination to enter the St. James Theatre. That attracted a boisterous handful of anti-vaccination demonstrators to gather at the entrance and complain Springsteen was promoting segregation.

Inside, one audience member, Gina Zabinski of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, said it felt amazing to see music performed live again. "I'm going to cry," she said.

"I didn't think I would miss it as much as I did," said Zabinski, who brought her son Zak, a musical theater student at the University of Miami. "I think I just took it for granted because we would go to shows all the time."

Another fan, Benjamin Smith of Philadelphia, said "I can't think of a better person to help us return to a sense of normalcy."

Springsteen said he and his family were lucky during the pandemic, able to stay healthy and keep busy.

"I had a podcast with the president of the United States (Barack Obama)," he said. "I was handcuffed and thrown in jail."

The latter referred to his Nov. 14, 2020 arrest for drunken driving and reckless driving in New Jersey. Those charges were later dismissed since he had a blood alcohol level below the state's legal limit and he paid a fine for downing two tequila shots in an area where alcohol wasn't allowed.

"New Jersey," he said. "They love me there."

While the case provided him with fresh fodder for jokes, the structure and stories of Springsteen's show was similar, if a little streamlined, to the way it was the first time he was on Broadway.

He eliminated the iconic closer, "Born to Run," replacing it with the thematically sharper "I'll See You in My Dreams," off his 2020 album. The two-song duet with his wife, Patti Scialfa, featured a smoldering version of "Fire," his song that became a 1978 hit for the Pointer Sisters.

In a clear reference to the George Floyd killing, Springsteen performed his own song about a police shooting, "American Skin (41 Shots)," standing onstage in a blood red spotlight.

Springsteen said he's never seen American democracy as threatened as it is today, and that it frightened him.

"I'm still stubborn," he said. "I believe we're going to make it."


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The St. James Theatre in New York on Saturday became the first Broadway theater to open its doors since the coronavirus pandemic shut down performance venues more than a year ago.Nathan Lane, a three-time Tony-winning actor, and Tony-winning choreographer Savion Glover performed for frontline workers at the Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Saturday afternoon.Both performers received standing ovations and delivered encores to the emotional crowd.The event is the first of 10 planned on Broadway over the next 10 weeks, "a pilot program devised to create a working model within which Broadway Theatres can ultimately reopen safely," NY PopsUp, the organizer, said in a statement.One attendee said the performance had her "smiling so hard" behind her mask."I think I was smiling every second, just feeling, being in a room with people again and having a shared human experience was incredible," Susan Slotoroff said outside the theater. "My heart was like beating out of my chest, you could feel the excitement and anticipation and just positive energy in the room.""Broadway is the heartbeat of New York City," said Slotoroff, who is with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a nonprofit that raises funds for HIV/AIDS-related causes.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that entertainment venues could reopen April 2 with 100 attendees indoors, or 150 if all attending have proof of completed vaccination or a recent negative test result.All 41 Broadway theaters have been closed since March 12, 2000, because of the pandemic.

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The St. James Theatre in New York on Saturday became the first Broadway theater to open its doors since the coronavirus pandemic shut down performance venues more than a year ago.

Nathan Lane, a three-time Tony-winning actor, and Tony-winning choreographer Savion Glover performed for frontline workers at the Actors Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on Saturday afternoon.

Both performers received standing ovations and delivered encores to the emotional crowd.

The event is the first of 10 planned on Broadway over the next 10 weeks, "a pilot program devised to create a working model within which Broadway Theatres can ultimately reopen safely," NY PopsUp, the organizer, said in a statement.

One attendee said the performance had her "smiling so hard" behind her mask.

"I think I was smiling every second, just feeling, being in a room with people again and having a shared human experience was incredible," Susan Slotoroff said outside the theater. "My heart was like beating out of my chest, you could feel the excitement and anticipation and just positive energy in the room."

"Broadway is the heartbeat of New York City," said Slotoroff, who is with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a nonprofit that raises funds for HIV/AIDS-related causes.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that entertainment venues could reopen April 2 with 100 attendees indoors, or 150 if all attending have proof of completed vaccination or a recent negative test result.

All 41 Broadway theaters have been closed since March 12, 2000, because of the pandemic.


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]]> https://cincylink.com/2021/06/22/first-broadway-theater-opens-its-doors-since-the-covid-19-pandemic-began/feed/ 0 Theaters, museums await billions in COVID-19 aid approved months ago https://cincylink.com/2021/05/27/theaters-museums-await-billions-in-covid-19-aid-approved-months-ago/ https://cincylink.com/2021/05/27/theaters-museums-await-billions-in-covid-19-aid-approved-months-ago/#respond Thu, 27 May 2021 04:28:28 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=53115

It's been five months since Congress created a new grant program for live music venues, theaters and museums that were forced to shut their doors because of the pandemic — but none of the $16 billion available has yet been disbursed.The Small Business Administration has said it expects the first round of grants — going to the hardest-hit businesses — will go out this week. Administrator Isabella Guzman will appear before the House Committee on Small Businesses on Wednesday to testify about the COVID-19 relief programs she oversees.The months-long wait, made longer by technical delays, is raising anxiety for some venue owners who are desperate for aid as social distancing restrictions are lifted across the country.Some Broadway shows, including "Hamilton," "Wicked" and "The Lion King," have announced they will return to the stage on Sept. 14 — a promise sign that theaters will be able to put on a fall season.But uncertainty remains about whether audiences will show up and smaller venues, especially, have a hard time booking future shows without knowing when or if the aid money will come in.More than 12,000 businesses have applied for one of the grants.First to close, last to openSoon after states and cities shut down last March, industry leaders banded together to form the National Independent Venue Association and launched a lobbying campaign known as Save Our Stages. The group now has 3,000 members.The pressure helped create bipartisan support for an emergency grant program and a bill was introduced last summer.But live venue owners were kept waiting until December's relief bill. It provided $15 billion in grants for live venue operators and promoters, theaters, and some museums, zoos and aquariums. Owners were still waiting for a chance to apply for a grant when Congress passed another huge COVID-19 relief bill in March, known as the American Rescue plan. It added $1.25 billion to the program.The new grant can total up to $10 million or up to 45% of 2019 revenue, whichever is less. The money can be used for expenses such as payroll costs, rent, utilities and personal protective equipment — and it doesn't have to be paid back.Operators who have lost at least 25% of their revenue last year are eligible and the law gives priority to those who have suffered the most economic loss — starting with an exclusive 14-day period to those who lost at least 90%.Restaurants are getting money fasterSimilar emergency grants for struggling restaurants have taken less time to go out. That program, known as the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, was approved by Congress in March and began sending money out two weeks ago, marked with a visit from President Joe Biden to a taqueria in Washington, D.C. About $6 billion has been awarded to date.But the program won't be able to meet the need. It has received more than 303,000 applications requesting about $69 billion — much more than the $28.6 billion the program was provided by Congress — and the government stopped taking applications Monday.A portion of the funds have been set aside for the smallest restaurants and bars. Businesses owned by women, veterans, or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals will get first priority for the funds.The Small Business Administration was tasked with establishing these two new grant programs while also administering two other key relief programs: the Paycheck Protection Program, which lends forgivable loans to small businesses, and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which makes longer-term, low-interest loans.The former is now closed to new applicants but the latter is ongoing.

It's been five months since Congress created a new grant program for live music venues, theaters and museums that were forced to shut their doors because of the pandemic — but none of the $16 billion available has yet been disbursed.

The Small Business Administration has said it expects the first round of grants — going to the hardest-hit businesses — will go out this week. Administrator Isabella Guzman will appear before the House Committee on Small Businesses on Wednesday to testify about the COVID-19 relief programs she oversees.

The months-long wait, made longer by technical delays, is raising anxiety for some venue owners who are desperate for aid as social distancing restrictions are lifted across the country.

Some Broadway shows, including "Hamilton," "Wicked" and "The Lion King," have announced they will return to the stage on Sept. 14 — a promise sign that theaters will be able to put on a fall season.

But uncertainty remains about whether audiences will show up and smaller venues, especially, have a hard time booking future shows without knowing when or if the aid money will come in.

More than 12,000 businesses have applied for one of the grants.

First to close, last to open

Soon after states and cities shut down last March, industry leaders banded together to form the National Independent Venue Association and launched a lobbying campaign known as Save Our Stages. The group now has 3,000 members.

The pressure helped create bipartisan support for an emergency grant program and a bill was introduced last summer.

But live venue owners were kept waiting until December's relief bill. It provided $15 billion in grants for live venue operators and promoters, theaters, and some museums, zoos and aquariums. Owners were still waiting for a chance to apply for a grant when Congress passed another huge COVID-19 relief bill in March, known as the American Rescue plan. It added $1.25 billion to the program.

The new grant can total up to $10 million or up to 45% of 2019 revenue, whichever is less. The money can be used for expenses such as payroll costs, rent, utilities and personal protective equipment — and it doesn't have to be paid back.

Operators who have lost at least 25% of their revenue last year are eligible and the law gives priority to those who have suffered the most economic loss — starting with an exclusive 14-day period to those who lost at least 90%.

Restaurants are getting money faster

Similar emergency grants for struggling restaurants have taken less time to go out. That program, known as the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, was approved by Congress in March and began sending money out two weeks ago, marked with a visit from President Joe Biden to a taqueria in Washington, D.C. About $6 billion has been awarded to date.

But the program won't be able to meet the need. It has received more than 303,000 applications requesting about $69 billion — much more than the $28.6 billion the program was provided by Congress — and the government stopped taking applications Monday.

A portion of the funds have been set aside for the smallest restaurants and bars. Businesses owned by women, veterans, or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals will get first priority for the funds.

The Small Business Administration was tasked with establishing these two new grant programs while also administering two other key relief programs: the Paycheck Protection Program, which lends forgivable loans to small businesses, and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans, which makes longer-term, low-interest loans.

The former is now closed to new applicants but the latter is ongoing.


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