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On Broadway, Covid is trying to steal every show.

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Theater actors have long prided themselves on performing despite infections and injuries — singing through strain and dancing through pain .
No more.
The coronavirus pandemic …

Theater actors have long prided themselves on performing despite infections and injuries — singing through strain and dancing through pain. No more. The coronavirus pandemic has upended the theater industry’s longstanding “show must go on” philosophy, supplanting it with a safety-first strategy. The result: a raft of cancellations unlike any in history. On Wednesday, “Tina,” a jukebox musical about Tina Turner, canceled both of its performances; “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a stage sequel to the novels, canceled its matinee, and “Hamilton” canceled its evening performance.

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