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Decision brings the closure of one of New York City’s biggest attraction to more than a year Broadway theaters on Friday extended a coronavirus shut down until the end of May 2021, bringing the closure of one of New York City’s biggest tourist attractions to more than a year and forcing a revival of musical […]
New York’s live arts institutions have sat dark since the pandemic hamstringed the city NEW YORK: New York’s Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday announced the “painful” cancelation of its entire 2020-21 season over the still-spreading coronavirus, a major blow for the city’s decimated arts and culture industry. The announcement is a dire signal for live arts […]
LAHORE: Theatre artists across Lahore have taken to the streets to protest against the indefinite closure of halls in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The community is demanding that theatres be allowed to resume activities on the coming Eid and have urged the government of Punjab to take their plight into account and […]
The decision is not particularly surprising given that New York remains the US epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic NEW YORK: New York’s beloved Broadway theatres will not reopen until at least early September, its trade association announced Tuesday. While the Broadway League did not set a date for performances to resume, they said refunds and […]
Some insiders still think that ‘Tenet’s’ July 17 release date is a bit too optimistic Hollywood ace filmmaker Christopher Nolan wants his film to be the one to open theatres after the lockdown, reports Variety. Cinemas have remain closed for the majority part of this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and while major productions […]
LAHORE: Commercial theatre in Punjab has taken a major economic blow as a result of social restriction measures undertaken by authorities to curb the spread of coronavirus. Over 75 commercial theatres in Punjab, including 15 halls in Lahore, have been shut since March 15, as per figures provided by Punjab Information and Culture Department. Around 12,000 thousand families […]
REUTERS: Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavirus, has died, becoming the first Japanese celebrity to die of the virus. His death, late on Sunday, set off widespread grief among fans. Shimura, 70, one of Japan’s best-known comedians with a career dating back to the early 1970s, […]
LAHORE: Friday, March 27, marked World Theatre Day but as expected, the outbreak of coronavirus across major countries of the world has put a damper on the celebrations. Like many other forms of performing arts, theatre too has taken a hit in the pandemic, with the world’s largest stage – NYC’s Broadway – also drawing […]
The decision comes as an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country LAHORE: Cinema houses, theatres and performing arts departments across the country have been asked to close down all activities till the first week of April in the wake of a global pandemic. The move comes after more cases emerged in […]
