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Broadway's biggest musicals roar back to life, banishing the eerie silence of the last 18 months in New York's pandemic-hit theater district with screams, tears, and standing
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After 18 months of eerie silence, Broadway roars back to life
Lin Manuel-Miranda speaks to the audience members inside the Richard Rogers theater ahead of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' as Broadway shows begin to reopen to live audiences, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
The audience exits the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Audience members pose for pictures as they exit the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Audience members cheer inside the Gershwin theater ahead of the first return performance of 'Wicked' as Broadway shows begin to reopen to live audiences in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Audience members enter Richard Rogers theater ahead of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People wait in line for the TKTS box office for Broadway and off-Broadway shows in Times Square, New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
A guest waves her tickets while waiting in line at the opening night of previews for 'Pass Over' at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Audience members cheer for the actors at the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Audience members wait outside the Richard Rogers theater ahead of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Show attendees wait inside the Gershwin theater for the first return performance of 'Wicked' as Broadway shows begin to reopen to live audiences in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Audience members show their proof of vaccination card as they arrive outside the Gershwin theater ahead of the first return performance of 'Wicked' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Actor Ben Crawford, who plays 'the Phantom', stands on the stage of the empty Majestic Theater in New York City, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Stitcher Jena Goldberg repairs a costume for 'The Phantom of the Opera' backstage at the Majestic Theater in New York City, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Amber Gray (C) and actors thanks the audience after the 'Hadestown' reopening night at the Walter Kerr Theatre In New York City, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
People gather after the 'Hadestown' reopening night at the Walter Kerr Theatre In New York City, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Amber Gray (C) and actors speak to the audience after the 'Hadestown' reopening night at the Walter Kerr Theatre In New York City, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
A man wearing a protective face mask delivers flowers at the entrance to 'Hamilton' in New York City, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Actor Ben Crawford gestures as he leaves the Majestic Theater after his fitting for 'The Phantom of the Opera' in New York City, September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs
Performers react as they watch a pop up Broadway performance in anticipation of Broadway reopening in Times Square, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Braodway signages are seen during the opening of the Broadway vaccination site in New York City, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
The shuttered Booth Theatre is pictured in New York City, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
A woman rides a scooter past the shuttered Music Box Theatre in New York City, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
A row of closed theaters New York City's Broadway district, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Actors greet the audience at the Richard Rogers theater during curtain call of the first return performance of 'Hamilton' as Broadway shows begin to reopen to live audiences after being closed for more than a year in New York City, September 14,
The empty Broadway Theatre district in New York City, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon