‘Hamilton’s L.A. Production Will Resume Next Month, But Show Closing March 20 – Update

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2ND UPDATE, 1:45 PM: There will be a winter’s ball on Hollywood Boulevard after all. Performances of Hamilton at the Pantages Theatre will resume on February 9 after being dark since Christmas, but Broadway in Hollywood said today that the show’s vexed run must end March 20.Hamilton performances originally were set to begin in March 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning.

As a result, the production was put on hold until August 2021. Read more details below.“For all of us, the road to getting performances of Hamilton up and running for our audiences was a true demonstration of that timeless adage: the show must go on,” Broadway in Hollywood GM Jeff Loeb said in a statement. “The combination of hard work, a commitment to health and safety, clear communication, and positive thinking were the key elements that helped all of us execute a successful reopening of our theater, and this glorious production.

We commend our community of theatergoers, actors, stagehands, and ushers who helped us raise that curtain — and who will help keep that curtain up in Los Angeles as new Broadway entertainment continues to grace our stage.”UPDATED, 2 p.m.: The L.A.

room where it happens is going to be dark for the next three-plus weeks. The producers of Hamilton said today that its performances at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood have been canceled through January 23 because of breakthrough Covid cases.Shows will resume on Wednesday, January 26.“With COVID-19 cases still rising in Los Angeles each day, the Omicron variant has yet to peak, and we expect many refunds and suppressed sales for the next several weeks,” says Producer Jeffrey Seller. “In consultation with our epidemiologist, we are proactively and immediately cancelling