"Aladdin" on Broadway cancels two weeks of shows due to COVID cases
The announcement comes just three days after the show reopened for the first time in more than a year.
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The announcement comes just three days after the show reopened for the first time in more than a year.
There was no word on when one of the Great White Way's most anticipated shows would re-open — again, and concern spread about other shows.
"Jagged Little Pill," the musical featuring songs and music written by Alanis Morissette, received the most nominations with 15.
"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," nominated for 12 Tony Awards, is reopening on Broadway next month – which also marks the return of Tony nominee Adrienne Warren. Correspondent Maurice DuBois talks with Warren about how she recreated the rock legend in her fiery performance. Warren also talks about how time off due to the pandemic reoriented her career, including her work with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a group dedicated to fighting systemic racism in the theater industry, which will be awarded a Special Tony Award for its efforts. [Don't miss the 74th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, live on Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Paramount+, followed by the special, "The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!," at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.]
The 74th Annual Tony Awards will air on CBS and Paramount+ this Sunday, celebrating the best of Broadway after the COVID-19 pandemic forced theaters to close for a year and a half. Inside Edition senior digital reporter Leigh Scheps joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with a preview.
The 74th Annual Tony Awards will return on Sunday, September 26.
Cordero died from COVID-19 in 2020 after months of complications.
Nnamdi Asomugha spent 11 years in the NFL before realizing his passion for acting with a growing body of work that includes 2017's "Crown Heights" film. Dana Jacobson caught up with Asomugha after he made his Broadway debut in the award-winning "A Soldier's Play" earlier in February.
When Broadway's lights went out over a year ago, thousands were out of work. But these stars found a way to become co-workers – and then, friends.
During the pandemic, they felt invisible. Now, for the workers who make Broadway special, there's finally light at the end of the tunnel.
It's a crucial return for New York, not just as an art form but also as an economic engine.
"The Lion King," "Wicked," "Chicago" and "Hamilton" are all debuting Tuesday after theaters in New York City shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year and a half ago. CBS News Broadway contributor Leigh Scheps gives CBSN's Tanya Rivero a preview.
Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel "Wicked" sought to give a backstory to one of the most haunting figures from L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz": The Wicked Witch of the West. The book would inspire a long-running musical, which has proved a hit both on Broadway and on tour. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Maguire and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and with the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, about a show that has become a beacon for anyone who doesn't fit a conventional mold.
Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel "Wicked" gave a backstory to one of the most haunting figures from L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz" – and inspired a show that has become a beacon for anyone who doesn't fit a conventional mold.
Cast and crew of the Broadway musical "Come From Away" reunited during the COVID-19 shutdown to film a version of the show for Apple TV+. It tells the story of what happened when planeloads of people were diverted to the tiny community of Gander, Newfoundland, on 9/11. Leigh Scheps reports.
A year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic closed the curtains on Broadway shows, theaters are officially starting to reopen for enthusiastic audiences. Leigh Scheps, senior reporter for Inside Edition Digital, spoke with CBSN's Christina Ruffini about the changes fans can expect.
As performers return to Broadway stages, "Sunday Morning" debuts a short film from NYCNext that honors the city, with a performance of the Billy Joel classic by such talents as Sara Bareilles, Cautious Clay, Anaïs Reno and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Broadway icon joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss her role in the highly anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect."
Broadway's first play to return since the COVID-19 shutdown opened in previews Wednesday night. "Pass Over" is about two Black men who dream of a life without racial injustice. CBS News Broadway contributor Leigh Scheps joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on the night and how iconic shows are getting back up and running.
Audiences members will also be required to wear masks inside theaters.
The actor and singer who was featured in the original cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit, "Hamilton," now stars in the film version of Miranda's first Tony Award-winning musical, "In the Heights." Anthony Ramos talks with correspondent Kelefa Sanneh about life in Brooklyn before "Hamilton," Latino representation in musical theater, and the joys and distractions of filming in New York's Washington Heights.
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway hit, "In the Heights," is now a major motion picture directed by Jon M. Chu. Miranda sat down with CBS News contributor Leigh Scheps to talk about the evolution of the show, which has never been more timely — "a musical about Latino immigrants that is written by Latinos with joy and love."
The curtain will rise on Broadway once again. Performances are set to resume in September after the summer following the industry's longest shutdown in history. Tickets for shows at 100% capacity went on sale earlier this week. Broadway was forced to close on March 12, 2020, a day after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the industry's reopening.
The show will go on starting September 14.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says Broadway shows can reopen at 100% capacity beginning September 14, with tickets going on sale this Thursday. He also eased other restrictions in the state and said vaccines will be offered at Yankees and Mets baseball games. Watch his remarks.