Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The show must go on? Apparently, not always. Early this afternoon, in the face of accumulating snow and a blizzard predicted to drop two feet of the stuff on greater New York by Tuesday morning, the Shuberts, Nederlanders and their brethren pulled the plug on Broadway.
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I think this article somewhat addresses a topic of Broadway and that is its resiliency and its ability to bounce back from tragedy. Whether or not the theaters on Broadway are open or not, has for a long time been an indication of the severity of the situation in New York. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, Broadway theaters were closed for three days, with some closing for four days. This was the longest suspension since the two-day suspensions because of 9/11 and Hurricane Irene. It is interesting what “the show must go on” has become to mean over the years. Perhaps, it is seeing the theaters back up and running gives confidence to the people of New York City; knowing that if the theaters are up, it is okay for people to go outside or gives people confidence to get back up on their feet. It is interesting, however somewhat sad what these tragedies can do to the revenues of theater. Depending on what day of the week it falls on, it can do serious damage.
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