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| at This point you can’t predict more than a few weeks out. | |
| Last Edit: dramedy 01:17 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
| Posted by: dramedy 01:16 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
| In reply to: Starting a (civil) discussion on the new world of theatre - goodfriendnj 12:52 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
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| You don’t know what the antibody results since we don’t have an accurate test yet. And that will really tell how infectious and how deadly this really is. Most likely a lot more have been exposed than previously predicted and most did not have symptoms before generating immunity. Many on this board argue that theaters won’t open until a vaccine is made. I doubt that. Look at protests now to go back to normal across the country. I think that will roll over into theater. People will take the risk to go to movies and theater and sporting event. I will. The question is how many will do that and is that big enough group to sustain the events. I think if it opens, the landscape will be different. The tourist shows might not survive especially the foreign tourist attended shows. Tourism will be one of the last sectors to come back. So broadway might be more new shows that close early since locals saw it and there aren’t tourists to keep it going. |
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| re: at This point you can’t predict more than a few weeks out. | |
| Posted by: finally 01:33 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
| In reply to: at This point you can’t predict more than a few weeks out. - dramedy 01:16 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
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| The protests are a tiny minority of the population so I don't think that really points to anything significant. That is being engineered by the usual suspects. Public opinion polls certainly do not support them. Too much uncertainty and a vast majority are still risk averse. There are lots of people with chronic conditions terrified of being killed by the virus. | |
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| re: at This point you can’t predict more than a few weeks out. | |
| Posted by: mikem 01:53 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
| In reply to: re: at This point you can’t predict more than a few weeks out. - finally 01:33 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
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| I think there's a big difference between what happens on Broadway, which is a largely tourist-driven industry with large financial outlays, and what will happen with local, regional theaters. I think that there will be some regional theaters returning, with small casts minimally interacting (or shows with actors who are spouses in real life) and social distancing seating, maybe even having shows outdoors, several months before Broadway is back. | |
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