When stars can’t perform, all of New York suffers. This April, after two years of stop-and-go closures, Broadway will be home to more openings than any other April in the past 10 years. But a wave of actors, including Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, will miss performances due to COVID-19.
With any luck, the gracious celebrity couple will recover quickly and make it back to the stage to co-star in “Plaza Suite” soon. No doubt their understudies will shine in their absence. But what of lesser-known thespians suffering such delays and setbacks? What about the “starving artists” — singers, instrumentalists, conductors and other arts professionals — that bring joy and laughter to millions annually? How are they holding up?
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Christos A. Makridis is an adjunct scholar at the Manhattan Institute. He is also a research professor at Arizona State University and the chief technology officer and head of research of Living Opera, an arts and education technology startup.
Soula Parassidis is an opera singer and chief executive officer and co-founder of Living Opera.
This piece originally appeared in New York Daily News