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ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a divisive presidential election and more. She also will perform her 1975 tune “Never Can Say Goodbye,” as well as “Joy Comes in the Morning,” from her 2020 Grammy-winning gospel album “Testimony.” The event will again be hosted by “Mean Girls” actor Jonathan Bennett, who most recently appeared in the 2020 Hallmark holiday movie “The Christmas House.”The celebration will reflect a “resounding resolve and a determined spirit, at a time when the world collectively awaits a renewed beginning,” said Tim Tompkins, president of the alliance.

In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Times Square Alliance announced Wednesday that the festivities will now be a «virtually enhanced celebration» that will come to partygoers wherever they are. The celebration will also feature socially-distanced live elements and a limited group of in-person honorees who will reflect the «themes, challenges and inspirations of 2020,» the Times Square Alliance said in a press release. «One thing that will never change is the ticking of time and the arrival of a New Year at midnight on December 31st,» said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticHappy Distanced New Year. The iconic ball drop celebration in New York’s Times Square will go virtual this year, organizers announced today.“More than ever in these divided and fear-filled times, the world desperately needs to come together symbolically and virtually to celebrate the people and things we love and to look forward with a sense of renewal and new beginnings,” said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, co-producer of the event with Countdown Entertainment, in a statement.“One thing that will never change is the ticking of time and the arrival of a New Year at midnight on December 31st,” said Tompkins.