just two days and three performances into their return to broadway, the curtain has come down on aladdin for now after 18 long months, the show returned on september 28th, only to close on the 29th due to a positive pcr covid test, a breakthrough case in the show s company which is fully vaccinated. the show reopened their doors on thursday before shutting them on friday after more breakthrough cases were reported. this hit musical paused performances until october 12th, the first show on broadway to deal with breakthrough cases, likely not the last. joining us now is michael james scott, he plays the genie in disney s aladdin on broadway. thank you for being with us. i know this must be an incredible disappointment to be