It’s been nearly two weeks since Broadway went dark due to New York state’s social distancing measures amid the Coronavirus.
As the Great White Way endures its longest shutdown in history, Broadway producers are coming together to pledge financial assistance to the Actors Fund and other emergency assistance programs.
The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ COVID-19 emergency assistance fund launched March 17 with a starting fund of $250,000.
Since then, they have collected $580,000, which includes $52,000 from “Hamilton” superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda who pledged during a special segment of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition.” Now, more than 20 Broadway producers like Rebecca Gold Milikowsky (“Beetlejuice,” “Oklahoma!”)
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