The coronavirus pandemic began in late 2019, dispersing to the U.S. in early 2020, and as of 2022 it is still impacting Hollywood — and the rest of the world.
In both 2020 and 2021 lotsof occasions, consistingof the Tokyo Olympics, were heldoff, canceled or postponed inthemiddleof the ups and downs of the aroundtheworld pandemic. An uptick in COVID-19 cases in December 2021 and January 2022 led to another wave of Hollywood stops, stopping work on TELEVISION reveals, Broadway musicals and more.
Hugh Jackman, who plays Professor Harold Hill in the 2022 run of The Music Man in New York City, tested favorable for the infection after the Christmas vacation. His favorable medicaldiagnosis came simply days after his costar Sutton Foster, who plays Marian Paroo, missed a sneakpeek efficiency of their musical following her own favorable COVID test.
“My signs are, like, a cold. I have a scratchy throat and bit of a runny nose. But I’m great,” the Australia native stated in a video through his Instagram on December 28,2021 “I’m simply going to do whatever I can to get muchbetter ASAP. As quickly as I’m cleared, I’ll be back on phase and headed to River City.”
Jackman’s end of the year health scare resulted in The Music Man holdingoff the rest of his vacation sneakpeek efficiencies in hopes of returning to the phase on January 2. The Winter Garden Theatre, nevertheless, lateron revealed that the program would not resume upuntil January 6 following the continued spreadout of the coronavirus.
Sundance Film Festival revealed on January 5 that it would no longer be hosting in-person occasions for the occasion, which was set to run from January 20-30. The renowned celebration chose to take all of their provings and press occasions virtual this year as the Omicron alternative rose.
“Despite the most enthusiastic procedures, the Omicron alternative with its allofasudden high transmissibility rates is pressing the limitations of health security, travel and other facilities throughout the nation,” organizers stated in a declaration at the time. “The celebration’s in-person Utah aspects will be moving online this year. While we’re dissatisfied to not supply the complete hybrid experience and collect in-person as designated, audiences this year will still experience the magic and energy of our celebration.”
TV reveals were not immune to the post-holiday increase in COVID-19 cases. Grey’s Anatomy picked to push back its return to production from January 10 to January12 CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles, on the other hand, postponed production from January to a lateron date in February.
Scroll down to see every occasion, program, motionpicture and more that were impacted by COVID-19 hold-ups in 2022:
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