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Broadway welcomes back audiences to New York shows at full capacity

By Associated Press

Sept. 14, 2021

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Visitors to New York's Times Square take pictures standing next to a banner proclaiming "Broadway is Back" at the top of the TKTS stairs, Tuesday, Sept. 14. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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Theatre fans take a selfie as they stand in line in line to buy discounted Broadway show tickets at TKTS, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York's Times Square. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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Theatre fans buy discounted Broadway show tickets at TKTS, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York's Times Square. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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A television crew interviews the first people in line to buy discounted Broadway show tickets at TKTS, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York's Times Square. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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Theatre fans buy discounted Broadway show tickets at TKTS, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York's Times Square. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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Theatre fans buy discounted Broadway show tickets at TKTS, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York's Times Square. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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Friends Adam Schaefer and Isabella Phillips of Philadelphia attend the opening of "Wicked" at the Gershwin Theatre Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York. The show opens after being closed due to COVID-19 concerns in early 2020.
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Costumed cast members of Broadway's "The Lion King," L. Steven Taylor, as Mufasa, right, and and Tshidi Manye, as Rafiki, left, appear in Times Square to herald the return of Broadway theater in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 14.
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Eric, left, and Woon Lee, of Queens, pose for a photo with The Lion King tickets they just purchased for tonight's performance, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York's Times Square. A recurring debate among theater lovers has been what event constitutes the proper mark of Broadway's return after the global pandemic. For the producers of three powerhouse shows — "The Lion King," "Hamilton" and "Wicked" — the answer is Tuesday, when the anchors of modern Broadway's success rev their engines again.
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"Hamilton!" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda gives a curtain speech at the Richard Rodgers Theatre as the show opened, Tuesday, Sept. 14, after being closed in early 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.
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Actress Kristin Chenoweth gives the curtain speech on the stage of "Wicked" at the Gershwin Theatre Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York. The show opened today after being closed since early 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.
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People embrace at the at the Gershwin Theatre before the opening of "Wicked" Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York. The show opened today after being closed due to COVID-19 concerns in early 2020.
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Actress Kristin Chenoweth gives the curtain speech on the stage of "Wicked" at the Gershwin Theatre Tuesday, Sept. 14, in New York. The show opened today after being closed due to COVID-19 concerns in early 2020.

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