Lincoln Center Theater has announced the postponement of its summer season.

New York City Ballet has cancelled its 2020 Spring Season which was scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 21 and continue for six weeks, through Sunday, May 31, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

Restaurants in the theater district are currently being affected by the Broadway shutdown. BroadwayWorld previously reported HERE about ways to support New York City staples the Joe Allen, Orso, and Bar Centrale, which have taken a hit during this current health crisis.

National Association of Theatre Owners has released the following statement regarding the Senate's passage of the aid package:

Artnet has reported that the German federal government is stepping in a a??50 billion ($54 billion) aid package for the country's creative and cultural sectors.

American Ballet Theatre's artists - dancers, production crew, rehearsal pianists and ballet masters - directly impacted by the loss of income due to canceled tour engagements in four cities this spring are now receiving supplemental benefits and financial support through the newly established ABT Crisis Relief Fund.

Kate Shindle, President of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement following regarding the updated Senate 'Phase 3' bill, the CARES Act, which passed the US Senate last night.

The government has officially passed the bill for a $2 trillion stimulus package, that will include help for unemployed members of the theater community.

The Atlanta Opera has committed to crafting medical masks for use in area hospitals affected by shortages in personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deadline has reported that The Michael Jackson estate, co-producers of MJ The Musical, will donate $100,000 to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund established yesterday.

Laura Bell Bundy has announced via Instagram that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced that it will produce all previously scheduled Spring/Summer 2020 productions as part of the 2020-2021 season, including Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner's CAROLINE, OR CHANGE starring Sharon D Clarke at Studio 54, and Noah Haidle's BIRTHDAY CANDLES starring Debra Messing at the American Airlines Theatre.

The leadership of SAG-AFTRA is seeking the approval of its board of directors on an emergency measure which would broaden the powers of the union's Executive Committee throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is launching #CongressSaveCulture, a campaign to support broader efforts advocating for financial relief for non-profit arts organizations to be included in the $2 trillion stimulus package currently being debated in Congress.

Today, Goodspeed Musicals Executive Director Michael Gennaro announced several changes to the programming and operations at the historic theater.

Lincoln Center Theater has just announced that it will reopen its productions of the new musical Flying Over Sunset at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and the new opera Intimate Apparel at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater this fall. Both productions were forced to suspend performances on March 12 when theaters were closed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as a precaution against the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.     

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has announced the creation of the Actors' Equity Curtain Up Fund, and issued a grant to The Actors Fund to provide emergency support for members at risk due to work cancellations resulting from COVID-19. Actors' Equity is contributing $500,000 to launch the fund and will match another $250,000 of contributions from other donors, dollar for dollar.

More than 20 Broadway producers are offering a $1 million challenge match to double the impact of donations to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

American Repertory Theater will postpone the remainder of its 2019/20 Season programming, including its Broadway-bound production of the musical 1776.

A group of over 50 other New York City artists-including Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Fellowship and OBIE Award winners spanning numerous disciplines-have launched The Trickle Up, a subscription video service to help artists hurt from the COVID-19 shutdown.

It was announced today that the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 2020 Easter Bonnet Competition has been canceled due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

We may be more than one day off the return of Broadway, but that doesn't mean we can't come together for a virtual ensemble number!

Tony-nominee Chad Kimball revealed on social media today that he is among the Broadway stars who have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

The New York Philharmonic has canceled all concerts through June 13, 2020, the end of their subscription season in order to protect the Philharmonic's audience, musicians, employees, and community from COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus).

12-time Emmy Award® winner and Tony Award® recipient Rosie O'Donnell and actor/Producer Erich Bergen's star-studded one-night-only return of the 25-time Emmy Award-winning 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show,' raised over $600,000 in support of The Actors Fund in order to help in this time of crisis. Additional donations can still be made by visiting give.actorsfund.org/Rosie