The New York Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has just launched a day of action to #SaveOurStages. 'We are disastrously close to losing NY's cultural lifeblood. Nationally, over 1.5 million live music lovers have written letters to their elected officials via SaveOurStages.com, but it's not enough.'

With a small cast of only ten, the simplicity and small scale of Godspell made it an ideal choice to move forward with given current concerns. Performances will take place under a tent in the parking lot of BTG's Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. To allow for Social Distancing, the audience for each performance will be limited to 75-100.

According to The Guardian, Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) will lay off over 1200 employees in September- a change that will occur following the conclusion of the UK government's furlough scheme at the end of August.

Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with New Ohio Theatre Artistic Director Robert Lyons.

The Stage is reporting that UK arts organizations will be able to apply for up to £3 million as part of the forthcoming £1.57 billion government relief package.

The dancing queens are having the time of their lives again in Japan. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, MAMMA MIA! opened on July 14 at the Kanagawa Arts Center in Yokohama, making it the very first production of the show to return in the world.

Cameron Mackintosh penned a piece for the Evening Standard, about his concerns for the future of the theatre industry.

Korea! As BroadwayWorld reported in April, the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera resumed performances in Seoul on April 23- just weeks after the show was suspended because of illness within the cast. BroadwayWorld checked in with The Really Useful Group's Vice President of Production, Serin Kasif to find out more about what others can learn from the Phantom South Korea model.

Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with Devon Sinclair, director, choreographer and actor in the Philadelphia area, and teaching artist for the Walnut Street Theatre.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is calling on the UK government to establish a clear schedule and target date on when theatres can re-open at a financially viable capacity. 

KC Comeaux recently chatted with NY1 about how the Broadway shutdown is affecting local businesses throughout New York, and especially the theatre district.

Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with Arvind Ethan David and Brian Moreland, the producers of #WhileWeBreathe: A Night of Creative Protest

Earlier today, Warner Bros. announced that the release of Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated Tenet has been delayed for a third time. In a recent interview with Variety, National Association of Theatre Owners head John Fithian argued that this announcement, plus the delay of countless other theatrical releases, are crippling the industry.

Broadway might be dark for at least the rest of the year, but the entertainment industry has not come to a total halt in New York City. As the city enters a scaled back Phase 4 today, July 20, Mayor Bill de Blasio has officially cleared the relaunch of film and television production.

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Culture secretary Oliver Dowden recently announced on Twitter that UK theatres and music halls will be allowed to reopen on August 1, with socially distanced audiences. Andrew Lloyd Webber however, is questioning how the socially-distanced theatre model can be financially sound.

Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has announced on Twitter that U.K. theatres and music halls will be allowed to reopen on August 1, with socially distanced audiences. 

What can you do to help keep unemployed artists from Broadway and regional theatres afloat? BroadwayWorld has created a quick and easy way for you to tweet your Senators. Simply locate your representative using the tool below and click 'Send Tweet' to help petition for additional arts unemployment assistance.

As Broadway artists buckle down for an extended period of unemployment, many arts workers around the country prepare for the same bumpy road. Just last month, the Broadway League announced that Broadway will remain closed through at least the rest of the year, meaning that performers, musicians, craftsmen, designers and more will remain out of work. That trend doesn't end in New York City.

The Paper Mill Playhouse, which originally anticipated a return of audiences by October, in an email to subscribers today noted that a fall return is no longer on the table.

Live Nation Entertainment' this afternoon announced that their Live From The Drive-In concert series that was to feature 'SIX', will no longer proceed as planned.

Walt Disney World is now fully open, with two of its parks (Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom) having opened their gates over the weekend, and two more (Epcot and Hollywood Studios) opening today, July 15.

In line with current government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne's Princess Theatre will be suspended for a further five weeks.

Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin says that for the first time, she feels 'cautiously optimistic' about Broadway being able to reopen in the first quarter of 2021, due to a medical breakthrough.

As the Broadway League continues to work with city and state officials as well as leaders in science, technology, and medicine to formulate the best plan to restart Broadway, many continue to question whether the shows will go on in early 2021.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced $10 million in emergency grants to six United States Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs) to help launch a new United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund to support small to midsized arts organizations across the country.