Broadway theaters are shutting their doors for an entire month in the wake of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Andrew Cuomoannouncednew measures Thursday prohibiting gatherings with more than 500 people in the state starting Friday.
For Broadway shows, those rules would go into effect beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday.
A poster on Times Square advertises West Side Story at the Broadway Theater on February 7, 2020 in New York City. - Westside Story is returning to Broadway for the first time in more than a decade, directed by Belgian Ivo Van Hove. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images).JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images
We have already spoken to the theaters about these new measures and they agreed, he said.
Ticket holders for performances on or before April 12 can contact their point of purchase for refunds and exchanges.
Both theaters were deep-cleaned and shows were due to resume before the shutdown was eventually announced.
It remains to be seen how those dates will change in wake of the shutdown.
