Broadway is getting ready to raise the curtain on new
productions for the fall season.
At least
15 shows have announced openings between September
and December, and according to The Broadway League, the trade association of
Broadway theater owners and producers, the fall is a particularly
popular time for
theatergoers
from New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut.
"Every season has its
prominent group of theatergoers,
" says League President Charlotte St. Martin, "and the fall, early
fall... September, October early November, is tristate."
Traditionally, a number of shows
end their runs during the summer months opening up space in Broadway's 41 theaters for new productions.
This fall will bring revivals of
classic works, including the musical 1776, a reimagined Death of a Salesman as
told from the perspective of an African American family, and musical
adaptations of the films Almost Famous and Some Like It Hot.
Broadway theaters encourage audience members to wear a mask, though it is optional.