Michael Riedel on Broadway's Recent Past and Uncertain Future

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🗓️ 9 November 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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New York Post theatre columnist Michael Riedel shares his thoughts on Broadway's uncertain future, what New York theatre may look like whenever it emerges from the pandemic, and some hopeful lessons from Broadway’s dramatic recovery in the wake of the attacks on 9/11. He says he didn't intend for the title of his new book Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway to be ironic, but a tribute to boom in American theatre in the 90s and the enduring influence of one of America's greatest cultural export Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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