Audience members will be wearing ghost masks during the opening night performance of “Phantom Of The Opera” on Broadway at the Majestic Theater on October 22, 2021 in New York City.
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Broadway theaters will drop their audience mask duty starting July 1, Broadway League announced on Tuesday.
While all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will adopt an “optional mask” policy, audiences are still encouraged to wear face coverings in theaters.
The organization says the policy will be reevaluated monthly, and a protocol for August will be published in mid-July.
“Millions of people have enjoyed Broadway’s unique magic show while watching 75order Last Tony Awards. Millions more people have experienced Broadway LIVE in theaters in New York City and across the United States, since we reopened last fall,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway Federation. know in a press release.” We’re excited to welcome even more of our die-hard fans back to Broadway in the exciting 22-23 season that has just begun. “
The heavily trafficked Manhattan was plunged into darkness in March 2020 as Covid took over in New York City. The first shows to return took to the stage about 18 months later, with the task of vaccinating and masking most of the audience.
Broadway Skip vaccination test for spectators on April 30 when other facilities also eased restrictions. The theater group organizes approx 240,000 attendees week ending June 12 on over 30 shows.
