Wednesday, May 20, 2026

COVID Updates: “Plaza Suite” Pauses as SJP Tests Positive, “Macbeth” Still Off, Patti Scialfa Rocks at Home

Share

I am so sorry for all these performers testing positive for COVID.

Last night, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa couldn’t make Clive Davis’s 90th because they said they were in “quarantine.” I hear that Patti, one of my favorite all time rockers, tested positive, which means Bruce is next, and no one is leaving that house until all they feel better! Get a nice warm blanket and Cover Me!

On Broadway, Sarah Jessica Parker, of course, tested positive after Matthew Broderick did earlier this week. So “Plaza Suite” goes on hold until further notice.

Across the pond, Sting has had to reschedule many shows because he tested positive. He’s waiting to resume performances as soon his tests are good.

Still on pause is “Macbeth” with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. They won’t return until Monday, April 11th.

Last night at Clive’s birthday everyone had to show proof of vaccination. But a few of our favorite people couldn’t make it because they also tested positive. Sending get well wishes to all. Wear your masks! Get the boosters!

 

Donate to Showbiz411.com

Showbiz411 is now in its 13th year of providing breaking and exclusive entertainment news. This is an independent site, unlike the many Hollywood trades that are owned by one company. To continue providing news that takes a fresh look at what's going on in movies, music, theater, etc, advertising is our basis. Reader donations would be greatly appreciated, too. They are just another facet of keeping fact based journalism alive.
Thank you


Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is 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. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

Read more

In Other News