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Broadway To Remain Closed Until June Because Of Coronavirus

Producers and theater owners say Broadway will stay dark until at least June 7, dealing a further blow to New York's biggest tourist attraction.
The Broadway League announced today that theaters will remain closed until June 7, effectively ending the 2019-2020 season.

Broadway shut down in March for what it thought would be a month, but with New York at the epicenter of COVID-19. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning by the Broadway League, an organization of theater owners and producers.

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