Everything’s NOT coming up roses on Broadway right now
Deadlinereports the ongoing Omicron surge continues to cause a steady decline in crowds for shows, with attendance sliding another 6% just last week.
At the moment, there are only 21 shows performing on the Great White Way, down from 25 the week before.Broadway theaters have taken desperate measures to try and lure audiences back into seats.
This month has seen Broadway Week, the semi-annual promotion that sees massively reduced ticketed prices, extended to almost a full month.
Shows have also called in understudies to avoid canceling performances, sometimes resorting to drafting actors who performed years earlier.Related: How a gay, musical genius created one of Broadway’s biggest bombsDespite their every effort to stay afloat, four shows went dark just prior in the past week.
