While the new Covid subvariant doesn’t seem to be as crippling, live shows remain vulnerable, especially those without a reservoir of backup talent
is doing about half its pre-Covid business, for example, grossing just $637,000. The awful film adaptation likely had an effect, but it may simply be Evan’s natural declining moment; the show’s facile treatment of suicide and mental health has aged poorly during the pandemic.
There is always churn on Broadway. With 41 theaters, real estate is limited, but most shows only run for a couple months, and even profitable hits rarely last more than a few years. The question is: how much of this spring’s churn will be “normal,” and how much will be exacerbated by the virus? One challenge is contagion within companies. Many have increased their cast sizes with extra understudies, but new productions are at a structural disadvantage compared to old warhorses.
As it stands now, Broadway is poised to continue a lopsided recovery, with all of its structural inequities augmented by pandemic fallout. This week, thirteen shows grossed over $1 million, with
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