Thursday, December 5, 2024

Los Angeles “Hamilton” Not in the Room Where it Happens: Performances Cancelled Through January 23rd

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The Los Angeles cast of “Hamilton” does not want to be in the room where it happens.

The Tony Award winning show has cancelled all performances through January 23rd. COVID has ravaged L.A. enough that the Hollywood Pantages Theater has closed its doors for the next month.

Producer Jeffrey Seller said in a statement, “With COVID-19 cases still rising in Los Angeles each day, the Omicron variant has yet to peak, and we expect many refunds and suppressed sales for the next several weeks. In consultation with our epidemiologist, we are proactively and immediately cancelling performances thru January 23. We look forward to resuming performances at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre with a complete and healthy company in 2022.”

Here in New York, many shows are still paused including “The Music Man.” Several shows have just closed for good. Some, like “American Utopia,” are temporarily downsized and reconfigured. Check with theaters for more cancellations. We keep updating as they happen.

PS Phillipa Soo, Tony winner from the original “Hamilton,” is featured in Hulu’s excellent new mini series, “Dopesick.”

 

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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