Broadway to Require <br />Proof of Vaccination and, Masks This Upcoming Season.<br />The announcement was <br />made on July 30 amid spiking <br />COVID-19 cases in the U.S. <br />brought on by the Delta variant.<br />One day prior, President Joe Biden <br />announced that all federal employees must <br />be vaccinated or be subject to regular testing.<br />Broadway is set to reopen after being shuttered since <br />the pandemic began in the early months of 2020.<br />We have said from Day 1 that we want our casts, our crews and our audiences to be safe, and we believe that this is a precaution to <br />ensure that. , Charlotte St. Martin, Broadway League President, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />We’re doing everything we can to open safely and protect everyone, Charlotte St. Martin, Broadway League President, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />In addition to Broadway, the safety measures <br />implemented by the Met Opera go a step further.<br />Children under the age of 12, <br />for whom there is no currently <br />available vaccine, ... , Met Opera Website, via 'The New York Times'.<br />... are not permitted to enter the Met regardless of the vaccination status of their guardian, Met Opera Website, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb <br />conveyed his dismay about the measure.<br />Obviously, it’s painful to me personally and to the company not <br />to have young people coming into <br />the theater, Peter Gelb, Met Opera General Manager, <br />Broadway Producer, via 'The New York Times'.<br />They are our future audience, Peter Gelb, Met Opera General Manager, <br />Broadway Producer, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Broadway producers expressed support for the mitigation measures announced by theater owners and operators.<br />I am overjoyed that the theater owners and the Broadway League have made the decision that is best for the community at large, Brian Moreland, Broadway Producer, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />We committed to doing what the science told us to do, and this is <br />what the science tells us, Brian Moreland, Broadway Producer, <br />via 'The New York Times'
