‘Hamilton’ will be first Broadway show to open post-coronavirus lockdown
The Tony-winning musical is set to return to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 4
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Your support makes all the difference.Hamilton will reportedly be the first Broadway show to reopen after the Covid-19 lockdown, according to Page Six.
The Tony-winning musical is set to return to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on July 4.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo is currently expected to reopen Broadway in June, but each show will run at limited capacity. But because it has been so financially successful, making an average of $600,000 in profit each week, Hamilton could continue to run at a profit, even with socially distanced shows.
Page Six also reports that creator Lin-Manuel Miranda would take a pay reduction in his nightly role as author.
By reopening on July 4, Hamilton producers allegedly hope to make a splash by drawing comparisons to the end of Broadway's shutdown and celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
"In their heads, it’s all about being leaders in the theater community and blazing a trail”, an anonymous source said. "But the p.r. wouldn’t hurt, either. It’d be on the front pages of the paper."
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