The Broadway League opposes a proposal to open a Caesars Palace in the area, but developers are trying to line up restaurants and unions to lobby for it. Source: New York Times
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Times Square May Get One of the Few Spectacles It Lacks: A Casino
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
The battle to win a New York City casino license has heated up in Manhattan, with real estate and gambling giants offering competing proposals for Times Square and Hudson Yards. Source: New York Times
On Broadway, One Show Decides to Keep Masks. No, It’s Not ‘Phantom.’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2022
“American Buffalo,” at Circle in the Square, is sticking with masking till it closes, July 10, citing the “proximity of the audience to the actors” and “the staging in the round.” Source: New York Times
A ‘Strange’ Wind Blowing: Tony Voters Like ‘Loop’ and ‘Lehman’
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2022
We surveyed voters ahead of this year’s ceremony on Sunday. They are strikingly split in the races for leading musical performers. Source: New York Times
Broadway Theaters Will Require Masks at Least Through June 30
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2022
The decision comes at a time when New York City has declared a “high Covid alert.” Source: New York Times
The Twisting Trail to the Tonys: ‘Can You Believe That We’re Here?’
By Gotham Rex on May 18, 2022
At times it felt like a game of survival. But during a Broadway season unlike any other, productions showed their resourcefulness while learning how to live with Covid. Source: New York Times
Ariana DeBose to Host This Year’s Tony Awards Ceremony
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
The nominees are to be announced on Monday, and the awards ceremony is to take place on June 12. Source: New York Times
Most Broadway Theaters Will Drop Vaccine Checks, but Not Mask Mandate
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2022
The owners and operators of the 41 theaters have decided to relax audience safety protocols that have been in place since last summer. Source: New York Times
‘Macbeth’ performances on Broadway pause after Daniel Craig tests positive for the coronavirus.
By Gotham Rex on April 3, 2022
The show, which just began previews on Tuesday, hopes to resume on April 8. Source: New York Times
‘Music Man’ Sets Box Office Record for a Reopened Broadway
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
The Hugh Jackman-led revival has 76 trombones, 110 cornets, and took in $3.5 million in ticket sales last week, more than any show since the pandemic began. Source: New York Times
Tony Awards to Announce Prizes in June at Radio City Music Hall
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
The 75th ceremony, honoring plays and musicals staged on Broadway, resumes its traditional calendar after a few years of pandemic disruption. Source: New York Times
Private Data Shows Broadway’s Hits and Misses After Reopening
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
Big shows did well when they returned in the fall after the long pandemic shutdown but new plays struggled, previously undisclosed industry data shows. Source: New York Times
Broadway Grosses Fall, but Average Attendance Rises, as Shows Close
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2022
Theaters were a bit more crowded, but there were fewer shows running as several closed amid the spread of the Omicron variant. Source: New York Times
Two More Broadway Shows Close as Omicron Takes a Toll on Theater
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
“Thoughts of a Colored Man” and “Waitress” became the latest productions to end their runs because of coronavirus cases among their cast or crew. Source: New York Times
Broadway Grosses Drop 26 Percent as Many Shows Cancel Performances
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2021
The surge in coronavirus cases comes at a tough time for the theater industry, which traditionally relies on the holiday season box office. Source: New York Times