Playbill: Since theatres nationwide shut down in March and Broadway closed all 41 of its theatres March 12, show business has been mainly at a standstill. Gone is the revenue stream that led to $1.8 billion in income from 14.8 million patrons who visited Broadway. And so, a number of relief bills have been submitted to the 116th U.S. Congress to support out-of-work industry workers financially, those who are struggling to pay rent or buying groceries, as well as theatrical business owners.
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To be honest, I have mixed feelings after reading this article. Not because I do not support relief support for artists and everyone else who has been struggling financially since the pandemic began, but because these efforts seem too little, too late.
Since the pandemic began, there has been one round of relief cheques. And that was not aimed at the artists, so they have been struggling on end and that is wrong. What the senators are planning on doing now, as wonderful as the act is, cause artists are *still* struggling, realistically speaking, by the time these relief acts are passed, the covid- 19 vaccine might as well have come out.
Even with that, I can only be hopeful that these relief acts can be put in as soon as possible. Artists are struggling and they need all the help that they can get, the truly, truly deserve it.
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