Irene Passes Through NYC, Broadway Cancellations & More

It seems the worst effects of Hurricane Irene on New York City, which was downgraded to Tropical Storm status just a few hours ago, are over.  Flooding has been reported in the lower lying areas of New York, due to the overflowing of the Hudson and East Rivers and nearly 1 million people are without power in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas.  Nearly 4 million people are without power nationwide. However, the city was spared most of the damage expected, as the storm largely bypassed the city entirely. The tunnels and bridges have reopened.

For more information on Tropical Storm Irene, click here.

Many theater and Arts Events Cancellations in New York City and the surrounding areas were cancelled and include:

Broadway:
All Broadway shows have been cancelled on Saturday and Sunday.

Paul Libin, Chairman of The Broadway League, stated, "The safety and security of theatregoers and employees is everyone's primary concern. As a result of the suspension of public transportation by government authorities in preparation of Hurricane Irene, all performances will be cancelled on Saturday, August 27th and Sunday, August 28th."

For Refund and Exchanges:
- If tickets were purchased via Telecharge or Ticketmaster via phone or online your credit card will be refunded automatically within 7-10 business days. For any issues, please contact the customer service information included with your tickets. Please have your Order Number/Confirmation Number handy. Original tickets need not be retained.

- If tickets were purchased at the Box Office: please return your original tickets to the Theater Box Office. You have the option of receiving a full refund to the original method of payment or exchanging your tickets for an alternate date of your choice, subject to availability.

- If tickets were purchased as part of a Group: please contact your Group Sales Agent for more information regarding refunds or exchanges. Original tickets should be retained until you contact the Group Sales Agent.

- If tickets were purchased through any other sales channel, please return to the original point of purchase for more information. If you have your tickets in hand, please retain them for a refund or exchange. 

Off Broadway:
Zarkana
Million Dollar Quartet
Traces
Death Takes A Holiday
Love, Loss and What I Wore
Olive and the Bitter Herbs
Voca People
The Judy Show
Summer Shorts 5
Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare
The Berenstain Bears LIVE! in Family Matters

Off-Off Broadway:
All FringeNYC productions
Vital Theatre Co's Pinkalicious the Musical and Angelina Ballerina The Musical
The Fortune Society's The Castle II.
All Brick Theater performances of Gone, Antrobus, Objects and Red Cloud Rising

Arts Events:
Events at Symphony Space and SummerStage will not be running as scheduled, in addition to the Metropolitan Opera's Summer HD Festival screenings.

Regional:
Noted regional cancellations include Long Island's Guild Hall's staged reading of Side Man and Westport Country Theatre's Sunday matinee performance of Suddenly Last Summer in Connecticut.  Other performances of Suddenly Last Summer are on as planned for now. The John W. Engeman Theatre, also on Long Island, has cancelled all Saturday and Sunday performances of Hairspray as well as Sunday's performance of Go, Dog. Go!

Bay Street (Long Island) has cancelled this weekend's performances of the Broadway-bound ENTER LAUGHING and Monday's Andrea Martin presentation. An additional performance of ENTER LAUGHING has been added Saturday, Sept. 3 at 4 pm.