Daniel Craig, who’s starring within the title position of a brand new Broadway manufacturing of “Macbeth,” examined optimistic for the coronavirus on Saturday, forcing the present to cancel most of subsequent week’s performances.
The present, which simply started previews on Tuesday and is scheduled to open April 28, had already canceled Friday night time’s efficiency, citing one other optimistic coronavirus take a look at amongst forged members, when on Saturday it canceled each the matinee and a night efficiency, citing Mr. Craig’s positive test. Then, late Saturday night time, the manufacturing mentioned that it was canceling all performances till April 8 “as a result of detection of a restricted variety of optimistic covid take a look at outcomes inside the firm.”
Coronavirus circumstances have not too long ago been rising in New York Metropolis, and a number of other Broadway performers have examined optimistic. In most situations, reveals have been in a position to flip to understudies to maintain going, however as a result of “Macbeth” had simply begun performances, it had not but totally rehearsed the understudies.
All Broadway actors — in actual fact, all employees in Broadway theaters — are required to be totally vaccinated. Broadway additionally at present requires that ticket holders be totally vaccinated and put on masks besides when consuming and ingesting; on Friday, the theater house owners and operators mentioned that these guidelines would stay in place at the least via April 30, and that they might resolve by April 15 whether or not to retain, alter or drop the viewers protocols after the top of the month.
“Macbeth,” after all, is a well known and much-loved tragedy by William Shakespeare, and this revival has been some of the anticipated productions of the spring on Broadway. Mr. Craig, who’s contemporary off his future enjoying James Bond on movie, had repeatedly mentioned he wished to be a part of Broadway’s efforts to rebound after the trade’s lengthy pandemic shutdown.
Mr. Craig is starring reverse Ruth Negga, as Woman Macbeth, within the manufacturing, which is directed by Sam Gold. The present doesn’t have a lot leeway — it’s already scheduled to be the final manufacturing to open this season, and its opening night time is on the ultimate day when reveals can open to qualify for this yr’s Tony Awards.
