Editing Musical theatre (section)

=====2020–2021 theatre shutdown=====
[[File:In The Heart Of The Beast Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota.jpg|thumb|Marquee of the [[In the Heart of the Beast Theatre]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]]]
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts|closure of theatres and theatre festivals around the world]] in early 2020, including all Broadway<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/10/09/broadway-coronavirus-shutdown-latest-timeline-for-possible-reopening-|title=Broadway League Extends Shutdown Until June 2021| website=www.ny1.com|access-date=Jan 18, 2021}}</ref> and West End theatres.<ref name="west end">{{cite news|url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/west-end-closure-august-covid-lockdown_51712.html|title= West End confirms closure until at least August| work=WhatsOnStage| date=3 June 2020}}</ref> Many performing arts institutions attempted to adapt, or reduce their losses, by offering new (or expanded) digital services. In particular this resulted in the [[online streaming]] of previously recorded performances of many companies,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.timeout.com/theatre/best-streaming-theatre-shows-how-to-watch-online| title=The best theatre to watch online right now|website=Time Out Worldwide| access-date=2020-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406180726/https://www.timeout.com/theatre/best-streaming-theatre-shows-how-to-watch-online| archive-date=2020-04-06|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last1=Convery|first1=Stephanie| url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/20/livestreaming-schedule-music-art-literature-and-events-from-australia-and-beyond| title=Livestreaming schedule: music, art, literature and events from Australia and beyond|date=2020-03-20|work=The Guardian| access-date=2020-03-26|last2=Rawson|first2=Sharnee| issn=0261-3077| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326123210/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/20/livestreaming-schedule-music-art-literature-and-events-from-australia-and-beyond|archive-date=2020-03-26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html|title=Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online now for free {{!}} WhatsOnStage| website=whatsonstage.com|access-date=2020-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409070642/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/stage-shows-musicals-opera-free-stream-online_51198.html|archive-date=2020-04-09|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as bespoke crowdsourcing projects.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://streams.culturaldigital.com/|title=Cultural Digital: Streams|last=Unitt|first=Chris|website=streams.culturaldigital.com|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JC9gQn8-e_hL6vZGPBENdt_a3QEkcZVmbi3rv4_xNzE/htmlview#gid=0|title=Free Theatre Screenings – Google Drive|website=docs.google.com|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> For example, The [[Sydney Theatre Company]] commissioned actors to film themselves at home discussing, then performing, a monologue from one of the characters they had previously played on stage.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/stc-virtual|title=STC Virtual|website=Sydney Theatre Company|access-date=2020-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210549/https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/stc-virtual|archive-date=2020-04-17|url-status=live}}</ref> The casts of musicals, such as ''Hamilton'' and ''Mamma Mia!'' united on Zoom calls to entertain individuals and the public.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haylock |first1=Zoe |title=Hamilton Cast Reunion Happens in Separate Rooms |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/john-krasinski-some-good-news-hamilton-cast.html |access-date=April 13, 2020 |work=Vulture |date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413205734/https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/john-krasinski-some-good-news-hamilton-cast.html |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/mamma-mia-original-west-end-cast-nhs-tribute-coronavirus-a4409146.html|title=Mamma Mia! original West End cast sing tribute in self-isolation to NHS and cast member with coronavirus|work=Evening Standard|date=7 April 2020|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414195936/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/mamma-mia-original-west-end-cast-nhs-tribute-coronavirus-a4409146.html|archive-date=14 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Some performances were streamed live, or presented outdoors or in other "socially distanced" ways, sometimes allowing audience members to interact with the cast.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://theatreweekly.com/review-twelfth-night-live-from-the-maltings-theatre/|access-date=15 June 2020|title=Review: Twelfth Night Live from The Maltings Theatre – Theatre Weekly|date=12 June 2020}}</ref> Radio theatre festivals were broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jvhz|access-date=13 June 2020|title=BBC Radio 3 – Free Thinking, The future of theatre debate}}</ref> Virtual, and even crowd-sourced musicals were created, such as ''[[Ratatouille the Musical]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/original-video-creators-tapped-to-provide-music-for-ratatouille-the-tiktok-musical-lucy-moss-to-direct|title=Original Video Creators Tapped to Provide Music for Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical; Lucy Moss to Direct|first=Dan|last=Meyer|date=December 17, 2020|website=Playbill|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/ratatouille-the-tiktok-musical-cast-wayne-brady-tituss-burgess-adam-lambert-1234661967/|title='Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' All-Star Cast To Include Wayne Brady, Tituss Burgess & Adam Lambert|first=Greg|last=Evans|date=Dec 28, 2020|access-date=Jan 18, 2021}}</ref> Filmed versions of major musicals, like ''[[Hamilton (2020 film)|Hamilton]]'', were released on streaming platforms.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/12/disney-fast-tracks-hamilton-film-for-july-lin-manuel-miranda|title=The living room where it happens: Hamilton film to premiere on Disney+|work=The Guardian|date=12 May 2020}}</ref> Andrew Lloyd Webber released recordings of his musicals on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 April 2020|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Show Must Go On series: Musicals including Joseph to be streamed online for free|work=Evening Standard|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/andrew-lloyd-webber-musicals-stream-free-online-joseph-jesus-a4404846.html|url-status=live|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404150349/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/andrew-lloyd-webber-musicals-stream-free-online-joseph-jesus-a4404846.html|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>

Due to the closures and loss of ticket sales, many theatre companies were placed in financial peril. Some governments offered emergency aid to the arts.<ref name=":2">{{cite web| url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arts-council-england-emergency-relief-fund-1814829|title=Arts Council England Has Launched a $190 Million Emergency Relief Package for Creative Organizations and Artists|date=2020-03-25|website=artnet News|access-date=2020-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327135630/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arts-council-england-emergency-relief-fund-1814829|archive-date=2020-03-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/27-million-for-arts-organisations-in-new-targeted-support-package-20200408-p54ic8.html| title=$27 million for arts organisations in new targeted support package|last=Cooper|first=Nathanael|date=2020-04-08|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2020-04-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410220741/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/27-million-for-arts-organisations-in-new-targeted-support-package-20200408-p54ic8.html|archive-date=2020-04-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Julia| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/arts/coronavirus-arts-bailout.html|title=Arts Groups, Facing Their Own Virus Crisis, Get a Piece of the Stimulus|date=2020-03-24| work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-27|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327072949/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/arts/coronavirus-arts-bailout.html|archive-date=2020-03-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Some musical theatre markets began to reopen in fits and starts by early 2021,<ref>Cave, Damien and Michael Paulson. [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/theater/australia-theater-reopens-coronavirus.html "Broadway Is Dark. London Is Quiet. But in Australia, It's Showtime"], ''The New York Times'', February 27, 2021</ref> with West End theatres postponing their reopening from June to July,<ref>McPhee, Ryan. [https://www.playbill.com/article/uk-postpones-reopening-roadmap-west-end-theatres-will-no-longer-reopen-in-full-in-june "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June"], ''Playbill'', June 14, 2021</ref> and Broadway starting in September.<ref>Garvey, Marianne. [https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/entertainment/broadway-returns-new-york/index.html "No curtain calls or intermissions. Broadway is back, but this act is different from before"], CNN, September 2, 2021</ref> Throughout 2021, however, spikes in the pandemic have caused some closures even after markets reopened.<ref>Blake, Elissa. [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jun/25/hamilton-come-from-away-among-shows-to-close-during-sydneys-snap-covid-lockdown "''Hamilton, Come From Away'' among shows to close during Sydney's snap Covid lockdown"], ''The Guardian'', June 25, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.npr.org/2021/12/16/1065015609/theater-performances-canceled-covid-broadway-west-end "Broadway shows, newly reopened after COVID, face new cancellations"], NPR, December 16, 2021</ref>