The Post-Pandemic Future of Broadway and Movies
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 8.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Broadway and movies have both been deeply impacted during the pandemic. To get a sense of what lies ahead, Alec checks in with Robert Wankel, chairman and CEO of the Schubert Organization, and Pamela McClintock, senior film writer for the Hollywood Reporter. Broadway shuttered completely on March 12, 2020, and reopening remains a challenge due to safety issues for performers and audiences as well as capacity requirements that mean ticket sales won’t cover the show’s costs. Movie theaters face fewer safety issues with reopening at reduced capacity but the industry is now reckoning with the fact many of us have gotten used to watching even the newest of new releases from the comfort of our couches. If you love the thrill of a darkened theater and being transported, this episode will make you think about what comes next.
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| 0:55.6 | This is Alec Baldwin, and you're listening to Here's the Thing from I Heart Radio. |
| 1:10.0 | When I think back to the early days of the pandemic and those moments when we started to grasp |
| 1:15.3 | the severity of what was happening, a particular date stands out. |
| 1:20.3 | March 12, 2020. |
| 1:22.8 | The Night Broadway Theaters went dark. |
| 1:26.1 | Around the same time, movie theaters closed as well. |
| 1:29.2 | And while there has been little to replace live theater, many of us have gotten used to |
| 1:34.4 | streaming movies at home. |
| 1:36.8 | Very used to it. |
| 1:38.4 | Today, we're talking about the future of the movie industry and Broadway. |
| 1:43.8 | Later, we'll talk with Pamela McClendock, senior film writer at the Hollywood Reporter. |
| 1:49.6 | She's covered the movie industry for decades, but first I'll be talking with Bob Wankle, |
| 1:54.9 | CEO of the Schubert Foundation, and perhaps the most powerful business person on Broadway |
| 2:01.1 | today. |
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