Broadway has canceled all Feb. 23 performances amid blizzard conditions in New York City.
The cancellation of Feb. 23 performances comes after Broadway theater owners and producers also canceled all evening shows Feb. 22. The matinee performances Sunday went on as scheduled.
Many productions traditionally do not have Monday night performances on the schedule. However, productions such as The Great Gatsby, Chicago, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Six will cancel their Feb. 23 shows. Every Brilliant Thing, the one-man show starring Daniel Radcliffe, will also have a canceled show Feb. 23 after beginning previews two days before.
The move comes as New York City has received 16 to 19 inches of snow across the city and New York remains under a state of emergency due to the snowfall and high winds The snow is expected to continue until at least 8 p.m., with 40 mph winds and 1.5-2.5 more inches expected. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lifted a travel ban that had been in place since Sunday evening, but a hazardous travel advisory remains for the city. Travel bans in surrounding counties still remain.
“Due to the continuing impacts from the blizzard and local travel restrictions still in place, Broadway theatre owners and producers have come to the consensus that performances tonight (Monday, February 23) will be canceled,” the Broadway League said in a statement.
The move to cancel Broadway shows is rare, as it can lead to hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue for each production. However, Broadway faced an uproar from cast and crew members about a month ago, when New York City was under a state of emergency due to snow, but there was no industrywide cancellation of shows.