Reopening Broadway (Now Slightly Earlier Than Expected!)

It seems the announcements of reopenings has slowed down as many musicals have set their return dates. I'll keep an eye out for any more announcements in the future but I think we're going to have the schedule set by the time summer officially begins at the end of June. 

But recently one Tony-award winning musical announced that it would return almost two weeks earlier than the others! So check below to see when the earliest date Broadway will return is and which musical that is! (Hint: It'll be the one in bold). 

Keep going to the bottom for news on the Tony Awards as well! 

Reopening Broadway (The List Goes On!)

More shows have announced their reopening dates! So take a look at the list below to see if your favorite musical has set its return date and if so, when it will come back! 

As I have been doing, new additions are in bold. Please note that Diana the Musical announced new return dates so it is in bold again as well. 

 Chicago - September 14th 

Hamilton - September 14th

The Lion King - September 14th

Wicked - September 14th

Six the Musical - previews resume September 17th, opening night is October 3rd

Come From Away - September 21st

Moulin Rouge! - September 24th

Aladdin - September 28th

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical - October 8th

Ain't Too Proud - October 16th 

Mrs. Doubtfire - previews resume October 21st, opening is December 5th

Jagged Little Pill - October 21st

The Phantom of the Opera - October 22nd

Diana the Musical - previews resume November 2nd, opening night is November 17th 

Dear Evan Hansen: December 11th

Company - previews resume December 20th, opening night is January 9, 2022

The Music Man - previews begin December 20th, opening night is February 10, 2022

Reopening Broadway (Another Update)

Another day, another round of reopening announcements! So it's time to update my timeline. Once again, new shows are in bold. 

Chicago - September 14th 

Hamilton - September 14th

The Lion King - September 14th

Wicked - September 14th

Six the Musical - previews resume September 17th, opening night is October 3rd

Come From Away - September 21st

Aladdin - September 28th

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical - October 8th

Ain't Too Proud - October 16th 

Mrs. Doubtfire - previews resume October 21st, opening is December 5th

Jagged Little Pill - October 21st

The Phantom of the Opera - October 22nd

Diana the Musical - previews resume December 1st, opening night is December 16th 

Company - previews resume December 20th, opening night is January 9, 2022

The Music Man - previews begin December 20th, opening night is February 10, 2022

Everything is starting to shape up! There's still several more musicals to announce - for example, past Best Musical Winners Dear Evan Hansen and Hadestown - as well as several plays, like Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. But I'm sure we'll keep getting more announcements as we head toward June and the summer. 

And hopefully we'll get a date for the Tony Awards as well! The American Theatre Wing said that they would have it as soon as theaters could reopen and I think it would be a great way to kick off the 2021-2022 Broadway season to finally honor the 2019-2020 season. 

I'll be back soon with more updates! 

Reopening Broadway (Timeline Update)

It seems Broadway producers were busy this weekend! Four more shows have announced re-opening dates today, Monday. Here's the updated list, new entries are bolded: 

 Chicago - September 14th 

Six the Musical - previews resume September 17th, opening night is October 3rd

Come From Away - September 21st

Ain't Too Proud - October 16th 

Mrs. Doubtfire - previews resume October 21st, opening is December 5th

The Phantom of the Opera - October 22nd

Diana the Musical - previews resume December 1st, opening night is December 16th 

Company - previews resume December 20th, opening night is January 9, 2022

The Music Man - previews begin December 20th, opening night is February 10, 2022

Tickets are on sale for these shows with the exception of Company and The Music Man. 

Stay tuned as I'm sure more shows will announce their returns soon! 

Broadway's Five Minute Call

With more Americans getting vaccinated and COVID positivity rates dropping, the thing we dreamed of all of last year is finally becoming a reality - the end of the pandemic is in sight and plans to return to what we consider "normal" are starting to get timelines. 

Including one for Broadway. 

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that Broadway theaters can reopen at full capacity on September 14th - as long as they can guarantee social distancing and their plans are approved. So it's very unlikely all of Broadway will reopen in September. In fact, at least one show has already announced it will reopen in October - The Phantom of the Opera. 

I anticipate that shows will continue to announce their re-openings over the coming weeks and I'll try to keep a running timeline of when the shows will return.