Earlier this year, the return of fans to Yankee Stadium, first in limited capacities and then with unrestricted attendance, marked a major milestone in the reopening of New York, a city that was both among the first cities hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and among its hardest hit. This week saw another major stage in the city’s return to (a new) normalcy, as Broadway’s biggest shows — Wicked, Hamilton, and The Lion King — returned to the stage, continuing the ongoing reopening of America’s largest theatre district.
Not surprisingly given their shared locale, the Yankees and Broadway have long had their paths intersect over the course of their history.