Broadway To Shutter As Irene Approaches

All Broadway goes dark Saturday or sunday as Hurricane Irene approaches the New England and New You are able to braces for winds, rain and potential flooding throughout the weekend. It will likely be the greatest emergency shutdown from the Great Whitened Way since Sept. 11, 2001, and already the town has purchased mandatory evacuations in low-laying areas and can shut lower the transit system by noon ET Saturday. Disney Theatrical Productions was the very first organization to announce its plans today, saying its productions Mary Poppins and also the Lion King wouldn’t run, and also the Broadway League adopted right after using its plan. Playbill reviews that about 23 productions are influenced by the shutdown, including Tony those who win War Equine and also the Book of Mormon. Mlb also offers taken action, putting off a set of New You are able to Mets weekend games and modifying scheduled games in Boston and Philadelphia. Nikki may have more about Irene’s impact in her own Box Office Report coming shortly.