New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that certain entertainment venues can begin operating at reduced capacity beginning on Friday, April 2, according to ABC7. While the new regulation change applies to numerous art spaces, most Broadway shows will remain closed to the public. Certain theaters with more flexible spaces will host some live programming.
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), which took place on Sunday, Aug. 30, was unique compared to every previous ceremony. MTV had originally planned to hold the VMAs at Barclays Center until the COVID-19 pandemic made that impossible. But as the saying goes, the show must go on.
Food insecurity has reached new heights since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Coupled with the rising unemployment rate, the unpredictable shortage of food has left millions of Americans starving. Youth who rely on schools being open to receive meals are especially vulnerable to this food shortage, along with elderly people for whom it is difficult or dangerous to leave their homes.
It’s been more than a month since the stay-at-home order has been put into effect, but that doesn’t necessarily mean people have run out of ways to pass the time – many have been trying to find other alternatives to keep themselves entertained.
Palaye Royale has been teasing and promoting their upcoming album, “The Bastards,” for almost a year. The long-awaited album is set to be released on May 29, 2020. Album promotion seemed to be going smoothly until the spread of COVID-19 interrupted everything.
Even though “Parks and Recreation” came to an end in 2015, the wonderful cast and crew behind the NBC sitcom reunited for a one-time special on Thursday, April 30. The episode was part of a collaboration with State Farm and Subaru in order to help raise funds for Feeding America, a non-profit organization that helps people through hunger crisis, especially those who have been affected by COVID-19.
When Hofstra and other universities across the U.S. announced they were transitioning all classes to an online format due to COVID-19, Hofstra’s performing arts departments came together to formulate plans to continue teaching their programs.
Movie theaters, Broadway theaters and concert venues all lie dormant as they wait for COVID-19 to end and for their patrons to return. Since entering this period of isolation more than a month ago, which most expect will last well into the summer, the entertainment industry has had to adapt from its traditional methods of engaging with its audience and pushing content into the digital world. But as entertainment faces this period of uncertainty, industry leaders are creating the blueprint for what can be our future well past COVID-19.
When stay-home orders were put into effect across the country, the arts community was almost immediately shut down. Theaters closed, companies stopped performing and talk shows delayed taping. Almost everyone in the arts was not only out of a job, but unable to do what fulfills them and what fulfills the world.
On Sunday, March 29, Fox aired the iHeartRadio Living Room Concert, hosted by Elton John. Artists like Billie Eilish, Alicia Keys and more from all over the country contributed from their own homes.
Due to the recent government orders for self-isolation and social distancing, many people are now stuck at home trying to find new ways to entertain themselves.
On the evening of Thursday, March 12, all 31 current Broadway shows were canceled until further notice. This was a combined order from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Charlotte St. Martin, the president of the Broadway League. In the announcement, Gov. Cuomo said that “gatherings with 500 people or more will not be permitted in NY state.”
