two Broadway productions permanently closed due to surging COVID-19 cases.The shows “Waitress” and “Thoughts of a Colored Man” said on Friday that their productions would not reopen after performing their final shows earlier this week, Playbill reported.Sara Bareilles’ “Waitress” returned to Broadway in September and was expected to run through next month, but its limited engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre was also thwarted by cases of the virus among its cast and company, Playbill said.The Tony-nominated hit was known for being the first Broadway musical composed, written, directed, and choreographed by women.
It played 1,544 performances since 2016.“Thoughts” — a Keenan Scott II play which explored a day in the life of seven black.
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