Broadway shut until June, so far

The show won’t go on along the Great White Way until the middle of 2021 — at the earliest.

Ticket sales for Broadway performances in Manhattan were suspended through May 30, 2021, extending the Theater District shutdown into a second year, the Broadway League announced Friday.

The performances were first closed back on March 12, when Gov. Cuomo announced a ban of gatherings of 500 people or more.

“With nearly 97,000 workers who rely on Broadway for their livelihood and an annual economic impact of $14.8 billion to the city, our membership is committed to re-opening as soon as conditions permit us to do so,” said Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League.

“We are working tirelessly with multiple partners on sustaining the industry once we raise our curtains again.”

Mary McColl, executive director of the Actors’ Equity Association, said the extended shutdown was the right call despite the profound economic impact on its membership of 51,000 actors and stage managers.

The group is advocating for $10 billion in federal arts funding through the proposed Save Our Stages Act.

“This is a deeply painful time for everyone who depends on the art for their livelihood,” said the union leader. “We are at this moment because, seven months into the pandemic, our national still lacks a coherent national strategy for masks and testing which could help bring this virus under control.”

It remains uncertain when Broadway’s curtains will reopen.