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A streaming war is brewing on Broadway. With coronavirus restrictions keeping theater marquees dimmed since March 12, a new streaming service called Broadway on Demand is set to debut next month, going head-to-head with seven-year-old streamer BroadwayHD. The new service has been light on details, but says it will offer a library of content, exclusive …
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Toronto’s return to Hogwarts has been postponed for the time being. The Canadian production of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” which was slated to open on Oct. 23 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, has been pushed back to 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Exact dates have yet to be announced. …
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As Broadway grapples with the Chinese virus crisis, producers have concluded that the Great White Way will not reopen in April, as they’d hoped. The best-case scenario right now is the summer, and that means many new shows aren’t going to survive. “This is worse than 9/11,” says a top producer. “We lost a few …