| Closing and reopening? | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 01:37 pm EDT 04/08/20 | |
| In reply to: BROADWAY THEATRES EXTEND SUSPENSION THROUGH JUNE 7, 2020 - Official_Press_Release 11:18 am EDT 04/08/20 | |
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| I have no idea how all the shows that haven't already announced closings are actually handling this, but: Wouldn't it make the most sense for ALL shows to officially close a.s.a.p., so they wouldn't be required to pay anyone in the company more than two weeks past the closing announcement, and then basically open "new" productions of the canceled shows when and if they are able to? Then everyone in eacg company could collect full unemployment, as they normally do between shows, and of course the shows wouldn't have to continue paying rent to the theater owners. (Due to conflicting reports, I am unclear as to whether they are currently doing so.) Up until now, or recently, it probably seemed to make sense not to announce official closings in order to keep the entire companies of shows together (actors, musicians, etc.) , assuming that shows could reopen fairly soon -- for example, the original target date of April 12. But now that it's clear any reopenings will be much later even under the best circumstances in regard to the crisis, it really seems to me that officially closing and then opening what would officially be new productions might be the best way to go by far. Haven't there been a very few cases where something similar has already happened? I'm thinking of the original LES MIZ and MOTOWN. Anyway, please feel free to point out any factor I'm not considering here, and why the scenario I'm suggesting wouldn't be best. |
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