Performing Arts Make a Cautious Return in New York
More than a year after the pandemic abruptly shuttered theaters and concert halls across the city, limited audiences were welcomed back inside.
Ashwin Rathie taking a selfie before entering the first live show inside the Comedy Cellar in over a year. Credit.Jeenah Moon for The New York Times
April 4, 2021, 2:05 p.m. ET
The days are getting longer. The sun is out. The number of vaccinated New Yorkers continues to grow every day.
And now, more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic suddenly brought down the curtain at theaters and concert halls across the city, darkening Broadway and comedy clubs alike, the performing arts are beginning to bounce back.