Daniel Craig, who’s starring within the title function of a brand new Broadway manufacturing of “Macbeth,” examined constructive for the COVID-19 coronavirus on Saturday, forcing the present to cancel most of subsequent week’s performances.
The present, which simply started previews on Tuesday and is scheduled to open April 28, had already canceled Friday night time’s efficiency, citing one other constructive COVID-19 coronavirus take a look at amongst forged members, when on Saturday it canceled each the matinee and a night efficiency, citing Mr. Craig’s constructive take a look at. Then, late Saturday night time, the manufacturing mentioned that it was canceling all performances till April 8 “due to the detection of a limited number of positive covid test results within the company.”
Coronavirus circumstances have just lately been rising in New York City, and several other Broadway performers have examined constructive. In most situations, exhibits have been in a position to flip to understudies to maintain going, however as a result of “Macbeth” had simply begun performances, it had not but totally rehearsed the understudies.
All Broadway actors — in truth, all staff in Broadway theaters — are required to be totally vaccinated. Broadway additionally at the moment requires that ticket holders be totally vaccinated and put on masks besides when consuming and ingesting; on Friday, the theater homeowners and operators mentioned that these guidelines would stay in place at the very least via April 30, and that they might determine by April 15 whether or not to retain, alter or drop the viewers protocols after the top of the month.
“Macbeth,” after all, is a well known and much-loved tragedy by William Shakespeare, and this revival has been some of the anticipated productions of the spring on Broadway. Mr. Craig, who’s contemporary off his future enjoying James Bond on movie, had repeatedly mentioned he needed to be a part of Broadway’s efforts to rebound after the trade’s lengthy pandemic shutdown.
Mr. Craig is starring reverse Ruth Negga, as Lady Macbeth, within the manufacturing, which is directed by Sam Gold. The present doesn’t have a lot leeway — it’s already scheduled to be the final manufacturing to open this season, and its opening night time is on the ultimate day when exhibits can open to qualify for this 12 months’s Tony Awards.