www.ticketnews.com: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined the Broadway League to drum up support for the Save Our Stages (SOS) Act in New York City Friday. The legislation proposes federal assistance for productions, concerts, comedy shows and other positions within the industry, which has been brought to a near-complete halt by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Save Our Stages (often shortened to SOS) is doing absolutely vital work for our entertainment industry right now. Unfortunately, I have opened Facebook too many times over these last couple of months to hear of another venue, or theatre company, that is shutting its doors for good because of the pandemic and lack of government assistance. This act would help assist venues in re-opening when the pandemic is finally passed, which could take a year or more due to the Trump administration’s gigantic failure to issue any type of federal response to Covid-19. The act would help not just Broadway, but other live venues in NYC. Unfortunately, this relief is needed nationwide. Regional and community theatres, already struggling to remain open, will be hardest hit without their communities coming together for similar legislation. People who do not work in the entertainment world do not seem to understand that TV shows, concerts, comedy clubs and festivals will all be severely impacted- not just theatres. Maybe they will notice and speak out when their shows don’t return for new seasons. In the meantime, so many artists are unemployed and struggling due to the government’s lack of involvement.
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