COVID-19 Shutdown Isn't the First Time Broadway's Lights Have Gone Dark

The first major closure of the Great White Way happened in 1919 during the Spanish Flu, but surprisingly it had nothing to do with that pandemic. 

Theaters closed for a month as members of the Actors’ Equity Association went on strike. This moment was historic because it marked the first time in American history that actors were recognized as laborers.

In 1960, 1964 and 1968, labor movements led to theaters being shuttered for shorter periods, and in 1975 the Musicians Union went on strike, and as a result Broadway performances didn’t play for 25 days.

Theaters closed following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, but reopened

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