Almost 97,000 Broadway workers found themselves jobless when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down New York City in March 2020. Andrew Cuomo announced on May 5 that Broadway is set to reopen on Sept. 14 with the aim of filling theaters to 100% occupancy. Over the past year, many individuals employed by Broadway shows have had to find other sources of work including Susan Sampliner, the company manager of the long-running musical "Wicked." BROADWAY TO REOPEN IN SEPTEMBER, TICKETS TO GO ON SALE MAY 6Sampliner manages the Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site that employs solely Broadway workers run by ATC Alert, a medical staffing company. "I've always said, if you can comfortably manage a Broadway musical, you can manage anything.

Source: Fox News May 08, 2021 12:29 UTC