It's been too long since we heard those words. Over a year after Broadway went dark due to the pandemic, the orchestra is beginning to tune up once more as Broadway prepares to return. According to Broadway World, New York Govenor Andrew Cuomo announced this morning that Broadway will be back on September 14, 2021, at 100% capacity! Not only that, but tickets for shows could be sold as early as tomorrow!
So does this mean that Aladdin will be back on September 14th? Maybe, but also maybe a little later. According to the New York Times The Lion King, Hamilton, and Wicked, the three juggernauts of the Great Bright Way, have been planning a joint announcement for their mid-September return. Broadway World suggests this will come next week. As the NY Times says, these three juggernaut shows are best placed to face the risks of the post-Covid market.
Aladdin, along with Chicago, Come From Away, and American Utopia, is also hoping to reopen in September, but, unlike the three juggernauts, it doesn't sound like an announcement was already planned. Producers likely want to see what ticket sales are like for the big 3 before announcing the details of more returning shows. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long.
Even if Aladdin's reopening is announced later that The Lion King's, there's still a good chance both shows will reopen together on September 14th. Or Disney could choose to reopen The Lion King on the 14th with Aladdin following soon after so they both get the spotlight on their reopening night.
Either way, we're almost there! In just a few months the magic will be back!
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