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Broadway Will Shut Down Starting Tonight, New York Will Ban Gatherings Over 500 People

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Broadway Will Shut Down Starting Tonight, New York Will Ban Gatherings Over 500 People

Well, that’s it: Broadway theatres will go dark beginning 5 PM, March 12th, today. So much for the premiere of “Six.” Henry the 8th’s wives will have to delay their opening.

The announcement comes as venues and performing arts organizations around New York City and the country have announced closures of their own amid rising concerns about the global coronavirus pandemic. New York’s museums are shutting down, too.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a press conference that no gatherings of more than 500 people will be allowed, excepting schools, hospitals, mass transit, and nursing homes. That ban will be effective beginning 5 PM, March 13.

For gatherings under 500, the seating capacity will be cut in half.

CBS Moves Upfronts to Digital, Cancels Events, Other Networks to Follow; Broadway Considering Shutdown

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CBS Moves Upfronts to Digital, Cancels Events, Other Networks to Follow; Broadway Considering Shutdown

More, more, more.

CBS will move its advertising upfront presentations to online and digital for May 13th. No events in New York. The other networks will announce same shortly.

What does this mean for upfronts, which are expensive gatherings in New York? If the networks find they can do all of this digitally and not spend millions, that could be trouble for the future.

A+E Networks, AMC Networks and Fox have already cancelled their live presentations.

“We’ll miss Carnegie Hall and our agency dinners this year, but the health and safety of our clients and the ViacomCBS team comes first,” said Jo Ann Ross, President and Chief Advertising Revenue Officer, ViacomCBS Domestic Advertising Sales. “Our team has been planning for this possibility for weeks, and we have devised a digital showcase to unveil all of the premium content that we’re delivering throughout the company, from CBS Television Network and our robust cable portfolio across the Entertainment & Youth and Premium brands. We won’t miss a beat in engaging with clients around our unmatched offerings and solutions.”

Elsewhere, Broadway is on the brink of shutting down for at least a couple of weeks. Hold on for news.

NY’s Metropolitan Museum to Close for Cleaning, No Re-Open Date Yet, Can Met Gala Be Far Behind?

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NY’s Metropolitan Museum to Close for Cleaning, No Re-Open Date Yet, Can Met Gala Be Far Behind?

Fifth Avenue’s famed Metropolitan Museum of Art is shutting down starting tomorrow for a deep clean. It’s unclear when it will re-open. But this news does put Anna Wintour’s Met Ball on May 4th in jeopardy, particularly if the Museum doesn’t open again right away. Other museums may follow suit, we’ll watch for announcements.

Press release:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it will temporarily close all three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters—starting tomorrow, March 13, to support New York City’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Museum will undertake a thorough cleaning and plans to announce next steps early next week.

Daniel H. Weiss, President and CEO of the Museum, stated: “The Met’s priority is to protect and support our staff, volunteers, and visitors, and we have been taking several proactive precautionary measures, including discouraging travel to affected areas, implementing rigorous cleaning routines, and staying in close communication with New York City health officials and the Centers for Disease Control. While we don’t have any confirmed cases connected to the Museum, we believe that we must do all that we can to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our community, which at this time calls for us to minimize gatherings while maintaining the cleanest environment possible. We look forward to soon announcing when we’ll be able to welcome our staff and visitors back to the Museum.”

The Museum has been preparing for this possibility for several weeks, and has developed an operational plan that is now being put in place, which includes provisions to support salaried and hourly staff.

Not Cancelled: Netflix Still Plans Hollywood Press Junket this Weekend for “Uncorked” Comedy Since it’s On “TV” Anyway

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Not Cancelled: Netflix Still Plans Hollywood Press Junket this Weekend for “Uncorked” Comedy Since it’s On “TV” Anyway

Netflix has returned to not answering emails about movies because it’s not Oscar season.

I am told that their press junket for “Uncorked” starring Mamoudou Athie, Courteney B. Vance, and Niecy Nash is still set for this weekend in Los Angeles. Damn that virus! But why not? Prentice Penny’s feature debut isn’t going to theaters. We can stay home and watch it!

Press is still being flown in and staying at the Four Seasons Hotel. Good times!

The film is about a man who must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father’s expectation that he carry on the family’s barbecue business. And barbecue is mostly done outside, so that’s safe!

Netflix and all the streamers are sitting pretty today, as studios are moving and cancelling movies. But my guess is when this is over, people will want to get out of the house and into theaters again ASAP!

Universal Postpones Blockbuster “F9– Fast and Furious 9” from Next Month to Next Year Over Virus Panic

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Universal Postpones Blockbuster “F9– Fast and Furious 9” from Next Month to Next Year Over Virus Panic

Isn’t F7 delete on the keyboard?

Well, “F9” has now been deleted until next year. Universal has cancelled plans to release “Fast and Furious 9” until next spring, April 2, 2021. It was supposed to open on May 22nd.

This is just the latest in a series of movie cancellations for this spring. “F9” would have been a blockbuster, but not if no one can go in the theaters.

Vin Diesel and crew will have to roll elsewhere for the time being.

Cher Cancels Tour With Nile Rodgers After Playing Same Venue as NBA Player Who Tested Positive for Virus

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Cher Cancels Tour With Nile Rodgers After Playing Same Venue as NBA Player Who Tested Positive for Virus

Cher’s current tour has been cancelled. Nile Rodgers, whose band was the opening act, just Tweeted the news. The tour had just played the same venue where Utah Jazz basketball player Rudy Gobert tested positive, in Oklahoma City. More tours will fall like dominoes now. Cher also Tweeted, as you can see below.

Cancelled: Paramount’s Much Needed John Krasinski Hit “A Quiet Place Part 2,” Comedy “Lovebirds” Postponed Indefinitely, Adding to Viacom Stock Price Woes

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Cancelled: Paramount’s Much Needed John Krasinski Hit “A Quiet Place Part 2,” Comedy “Lovebirds” Postponed Indefinitely, Adding to Viacom Stock Price Woes

 

 

update 12:33pm Paramount has also postponed indefinitely “Lovebirds,” with Tiffany Haddish and Kumail Nanjiani. Their press junket was going to be this weekend for a March 27th opening.

THIS is trouble.

Paramount has postponed “A Quiet Place, Part 2” indefinitely because of the virus panic. The sequel to the hit horror film was supposed to open on March 20th. I’ve seen it, it’s terrific, at least as good as the first one. The premiere audience this past Sunday went crazy for it.

But fear — which is the subject of the movie — has sent people running out of movie theaters. With this one gone, and the James Bond movie — there is no spring box office. Unlike James Bond, which was rescheduled for the fall, “A Quiet Place, Part 2” has not been rescheduled. Paramount has been waiting for this film, they’ve had no hits and really need it. And all the money has been spent on promotion.

A bigger problem for Paramount is that their parent company, ViacomCBS, is in trouble. Viacom is fueled by Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements. (Yes, he’s still alive, will turn 97 in May.) Their stock price has crashed in the last month. They recently announced they were going to stupidly sell publisher Simon & Schuster after decades. This news won’t help.

Can Broadway Stay Open Through the Crisis? Usher at “Virginia Woolf” Tests Positive, Also Throws “Six” Premiere into Turmoil

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Can Broadway Stay Open Through the Crisis? Usher at “Virginia Woolf” Tests Positive, Also Throws “Six” Premiere into Turmoil

Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? We all should be, as it turns out.

An usher who worked at that Broadway show from March 3rd to the 7th has tested positive for the virus, according to the New York Times. The Booth Theater has been deep cleaned subsequently.

But overnight tonight, the Brooks Atkinson Theater is also getting emergency treatment. That’s because the same usher also worked there, and tomorrow night is the opening of the British hit, “Six.” I’m going, even if I have to wear bubble wrap.

The Broadway motto is “The show must go on!” Broadway producers have been determined to keep going despite the virus and panic spreading, Shutting down would cost millions upon millions, and deeply affect New York’s economy. Some shows might close and not re-open. That would be a disaster.

The answers are not simple. Spring, leading into Tony season, is Broadway’s bread and butter. After a bleak winter, this business is counted on. But it seems like some changes will be coming soon.

 

Panic Sets In and Does Reality: NBA Cancels All Basketball Games After Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Panic Sets In and Does Reality: NBA Cancels All Basketball Games After Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive for COVID-19

The NBA has cancelled all games after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. This is upsetting but it can only be good for the Knicks.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Have Tested Positive for Corona Virus in Australia, Which Means Anyone Can Get It

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Have Tested Positive for Corona Virus in Australia, Which Means Anyone Can Get It

Now you know we’re in trouble. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have tested positive for the corona virus. This isn’t a joke. They are in Australia, where Tom is shooting Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley movie. Tom is playing Colonel Parker, Elvis’s manager. It’s a Warner Bros. film. British actor Rufus Sewell is among their co stars. Austin Butler plays Elvis. It seems pretty likely production will be suspended.

If they can get it, anyone can. So let’s all be more careful. Life is like a box of chocolates, not a first aid kit.

“Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things right, as is needed in the world right now, we were tested for the Coronavirus, and were found to be positive.

Well, now. What to do next? The Medical Officials have protocols that must be followed. We Hanks’ will be tested observed, and isolated for as long as public health and safety requires. Not much more to it than a one-day-at-a-time approach, no?

We’ll keep the world posted and updated.

Take care of yourselves!” – Tom Hanks

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