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Should a “Covid passport “ be required to see a Broadway show?

Should a “Covid passport “ be required to see a Broadway show?

Sunny11
#1Should a “Covid passport “ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:01pm


As a healthcare worker I had to show proof of having had the TB, Measles and Hepatitis C jabs before being allowed to work. For over 6 months I have had to take biweekly lateral flow tests. I received both doses of the pifzer vaccine through work before 2021 began. All that makes sense to me because patients need to be protected.

I honestly do not understand all the whining and complaining about the possibility of government introducing methods for businesss to obtain proof that someone will not infect their other customers. Without that those businesses might not open at all due to personal Heath and liability concerns..

Some people just want to have all the rights and freedom and none of the responsibilities that come with living in a society.

Next time I go to the theatre and share a crowded room with a thousand people, I say damn right to requirements of either full vaccination or positive anti bodies tests. I dont want to catch a variant from an anti vaxer.

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LizzieCurry
#2Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:25pm

Yes, and "Dr." Drew and his ilk can stuff it.


"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

rkade21
#3Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:41pm

Whatever it takes... (to make theater viable and safe for audience and industry alike)

Just got my first Pfizer jab at Javits this morning and I say screw my “freedom” if a verified vaccine passport is what it takes to be back in a theater.

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DAME
#4Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:47pm

Yes. Whomever doesn’t like it can stay home .


HUSSY POWER! ------ HUSSY POWER!

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DAME
#5Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:47pm

Yes. Whomever doesn’t like it can stay home .


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musikman
#6Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 3:56pm

Didn’t Ticketmaster already state that they’re going to be implementing something similar for all their events ?

In any case, this is a must.


-There's the muddle in the middle. There's the puddle where the poodle did the piddle."

Islander_fan
#7Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 4:14pm

musikman said: "Didn’t Ticketmaster already state that they’re going to be implementing something similar for all their events ?

In any case, this is a must.
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I was just on Ticketmaster checking for something. The message Ticketmaster has is more of a waver than anything else. It states that it’s risky to go to an event with mass gatherings due to covid. And, should anyone buy a ticket through them, go to an event and get covid as a result, Ticketmaster cannot be held responsible in any way. 
 
But the rules regarding covid safety are not up to Ticketmaster to decide. In New York for example, a set of rules was implemented to allow folks to enter stadiums and arenas. Proof of a negative covid dated within 72 hours of the event. But, now that more and more people have been getting vaccinated and the attendance going up from 10 percent capacity to 20 they also add proof of vaccine too. 

iluvtheatertrash
#8Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 4:18pm

Yep. The snowflakes who refuse can stay home.


"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

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EDSOSLO858
#9Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 4:38pm

Without a doubt. And not just for B'way shows, but all around the world.


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uncageg
#10Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 4:52pm

Most definitely until they are not needed. I just feel for front of house staff. If these passes are used but masks are still required, I can see some patrons getting inside, pulling off or lowering their masks and when asked to put them on, flashing their passports and saying they are fully vaccinated. Based on some of the behavior I have seen over the years, I can see this happening. Maybe not constantly, but there is always that one or two.


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Kad
#11Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 5:14pm

Yes. No question. Theater will remain one of the highest risk activities for COVID, and anything that can be done to reduce that risk must be embraced.

If you’re fine showing an ID to buy liquor or get into a club, you should be fine showing a vaccine pass.


"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

Fosse76
#12Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 5:32pm

musikman said: "Didn’t Ticketmaster already state that they’re going to be implementing something similar for all their events ?"

Yes, and they had to walk it back, as they don't have any authority to dictate admission policies to venues. They clarified that it is a service they will offer to venues that want it. 

Theater3232
#13Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 6:34pm

Most smaller venues that are opening this month are smartly requiring masks and social distancing. Combined with the advanced filtration of air.  Which are all very smart.

Perhaps this fall some Broadway theaters (if they want to cram everyone in to 100% capacity) may temporarily require an additional step - that is, negative COVID test or proof of vaccination.  I think it will depend on what type of audience they want to attract.  If a Broadway show is geared towards New Yorkers (example Angels in America or The Minutes), I think most customers would react positively.  But if a Broadway show is geared toward tourists from Florida or Alabama etc, I can't see that show remaining in business, and that show would probably have to hold off re-opening until COVID is no longer a dire threat and restrictions are no longer needed (whether that's 2022 or 2023, nobody knows). 

For example, I have friends in Long Island and Westchester who are split down the middle:  50% want a COVID passport and the other 50% say it will drive them away.

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Jordan Catalano
#14Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 6:48pm

Lots of people say it’ll keep them away until they’re actually in the position where they can go to a show. Once tickets go on sale, watch people change their minds real fast.

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Sutton Ross
#15Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 7:27pm

DAME said: "Yes. Whomever doesn’t like it can stay home . "

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Posner11
#16Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 8:27pm

When the small window opened in the UK for socially distanced, mask wearing, timed arrival, one way systems etc shows to restart while the Les mis concert show and Six seemed to sell a lot of the other shows put on in London and regional productions were putting out offers and discounts indicating that the expected demand after six months of lockdown wasn't there or people didn't want to go while all the regulation was in place.

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HogansHero
#17Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 9:17pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Lots of people say it’ll keep them away until they’re actually in the position where they can go to a show. Once tickets go on sale, watch people change their minds real fast."

I think we are going to see a lot of people doing a lot of things they are presently saying they won't do. We have been through a year+ filled with deprivation (and I am not just talking about the theatre). People have coped (in NYC, well, as is our wont). Now people will deal. (ditto) Masks for however long it is needed. Oh, and watch all the "I won't get vaccinated" crowd change their mind when it means they can't travel or go places. Here are your free tickets to the Super Bowl. Where is your covid passport? I'll be right back...

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Jordan Catalano
#18Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 9:36pm

Curious also what’s going to happen in the Fall, when schools require Covid vaccinations in order for students to attend. I think that’s going to be a turning point for a lot of parents, too.

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HogansHero
#19Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 9:53pm

There will always be the anti-vaxx idiots, but most everyone with whom we are likely to come in contact will be vaccinated as will their kids. And the Ted Cruz crowd can't get to Cancun in a car so guess what. 

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Jordan Catalano
#20Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 10:05pm

We need places like Disney and Universal Studios to insist on vaccinations also. They can withstand the couple months of anger about it.

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HogansHero
#21Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 10:24pm

Indeed. It's super complicated and it's gonna be a bumpy ride. What does Florida actually want to be? 

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Jordan Catalano
#22Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 10:30pm

Being from Florida originally I can somewhat defend portions of it. Somewhat. But Disney is a fascinating example of something that shouldn’t have worked during the pandemic and actually has. They’ve made it as safe as humanly possible and (I believe I’m right here), there’s been zero Covid outbreaks traced to the park. Same with Universal. They operate on their own terms and are a world all their own down there.

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Jordan Catalano
#23Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 10:56pm

Also, based on Boris Johnson’s comments today it sounds like you’ll need to show proof of vaccination or negative test to go to the theatre on the West End, starting next month. I think it’s great but it’ll be a good test to see what happens in that situation. I have plans to go the end of June for a while and will obviously download and show whatever they require.

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Broadway Joe
#24Should a “Covid passport“ be required to see a Broadway show?
Posted: 4/5/21 at 10:59pm

Personally I don't want it to go this way, I think it's an unnecessary slippery slope of information, especially when everyone who wants the vaccine can actually get one.

I'll be sitting out shows for awhile anyway, I have no issues with wearing a mask to the store or doctors or etc but I'm not paying money to see something entertainment wise and have to wear one. I'm simply sitting it out until we get back to actual normal.

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