COVID-19 Cancellations
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 01/11/2021James Milton and Paul Morrissey's new ghost story was scheduled to begin performances in February at the Park Theatre. -
Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/07/2021The Tony-nominated musical, based on the Tina Fey comedy, played its final performance in March 2020.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 01/06/2021The world premiere had been scheduled for in-person performances at London's Southwark Playhouse.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 12/23/2020The nonprofit, three-theatre complex is located in Syracuse, New York.
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National Tour News
By Andrew Gans | 12/16/2020The North American tour, scheduled to begin this past November, was postponed due to the ongoing pandemic.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 12/14/2020Some shows, such as Six and Everybody's Talking About Jamie, had begun to welcome back audiences in the West End earlier this month.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 12/02/2020“It’s really going to be up to us as a community to realize that getting vaccinated is the gateway to getting out of this dilemma that we’re in.”
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 11/18/2020These cancellations represent 384 ticketed events and a financial loss of $24.1 million for the D.C. institution.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/12/2020More than 11,000 middle and school theatre educators were polled to track the impact of the current health crisis on educational theatre.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 11/11/2020The production closed its run November 4 due to the U.K.'s second national lockdown.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 11/05/2020Producers have set new dates for a handful of shows that were planning to welcome audiences this fall, prior to a second U.K. lockdown.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 11/04/2020The remaining in-person events of the Texas company’s 2020–2021 season have been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 11/03/2020Jon Pashley directs the debut play from actor Paul Harvard.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 11/02/2020The National Theatre's first production since COVID-19 will end early; Six and The Play That Goes Wrong won't resume as scheduled, and more.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Andrew Gans | 10/29/2020The Great Performers spring series and the David Rubenstein Atrium spring season have also been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 10/27/2020Eight small NYC venues have united to fight against Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio's pandemic closures and restrictions.
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Regional News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 10/26/2020Over 46 years of operation, the dinner theatre saw performances from Carolee Carmello, Will Swenson, Faith Prince, Robert Cuccioli, and more.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 10/14/2020The production, which also heads to HBO this weekend, had initially been scheduled to return to the Hudson in September.
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement, Playbill Staff | 10/14/2020Here are updates from yet-to-open shows during the extended closure of the New York theatre scene.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/13/2020The orchestra had performances scheduled from January 6, 2021, to June 13.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 10/13/2020The Broadway musical and Off-Broadway opera had originally been slated for spring 2020.
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Industry News
By Kerri Kearse | 10/09/2020With Broadway theatres officially dark through at least May 30, 2021, the community came together to support each other and direct fans to relief organizations they can support.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/09/2020The production will now open in 2022.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 10/09/2020In-person productions have been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Industry News
Changes to Equity-League Health Fund’s Medical Coverage Require More Weeks of Work for Less CoverageBy Ryan McPhee | 10/02/2020The new plan, effective January 2021, is in response to a steep decline in employer contributions during the coronavirus pandemic and theatre shutdown.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 09/29/2020The world's longest-running play opened in 1952.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/28/2020Plus: A new grant program has named 20 arts organizations "America's Cultural Treasures."
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/23/2020The New York institution aims to reopen in Fall 2021 with Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, marking the first work by a Black composer to play the Met.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/22/2020Teatro Real’s performance of Un Ballo in Maschera was suspended September 20 after a delayed start and two attempts to resume.
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Off-Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/16/2020The new Off-Broadway lineup includes digital and outdoor performances with a potential return indoors in 2021.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/14/2020“I think it’s going to be a combination of a vaccine that has been around for almost a year and good public health measures.”
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/03/2020The National Theatre production will now return to London in 2021.
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Tony Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 08/24/2020The 74th annual ceremony, to take place digitally this fall, will celebrate a season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tony Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 08/21/2020The 74th annual ceremony, originally scheduled for June 7, was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Regional News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/19/2020Some shows will move to the theatre's outdoor space; some will go online; some will happen later in the year.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/14/2020Indoor performances that adhere to proper social distance protocols will be permitted in the U.K. beginning August 15.
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Regional News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/13/2020A new Massachusetts mandate has capped outdoor mass gatherings at 50 instead of 100, affecting current productions of Harry Clarke and Godspell.
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Regional News
By Dan Meyer | 08/07/2020The entire slate will be presented using one flexible set that can be adapted to each show.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/04/2020The annual event at the famed venue will not take place this year due to the pandemic.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/03/2020The musical was to begin performances at the Lyceum Theatre March 26.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/30/2020The long-running production intends to resume once deemed safe after the coronavirus pandemic, and following repairs to the production and Her Majesty’s Theatre.
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Regional News
By Dan Meyer | 07/29/2020The 2020–2021 season will include drive-in, indoor, and streaming works, including several world premieres.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/29/2020In lieu of fall performances, the company will launch a streaming platform with past productions and new content.
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Los Angeles News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/28/2020The company will instead present a slate of digital programming and, tentatively, performances at outdoor spaces.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/23/2020Performances are slated to begin August 25 at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/22/2020The guidelines are targeted to union members, including stagehands, front-of-house staffers, dressers, stylists, and more—as well as their employees.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/22/2020The production has delayed its 2021 bow at London’s Piccadilly Theatre due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 07/21/2020Producer Eric Krebs announced that the 62-seat venue has shut its doors due to the ongoing pandemic.
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London News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/17/2020The government’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Sector is prepared to enter Stage 4 of its reopening plan, though it would not be feasible for more shows to reopen.
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International News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/15/2020The musical was to play 12 open-area venues, with audiences stationed in or around their own vehicles, this summer.
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