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Hurricane Irene Forces Cancellations of Numerous Shows in New York Area

Due to weather conditions resulting from Hurricane Irene and the previously reported planned shutdown of the mass transit system in New York City, numerous shows — including all Broadway productions — have canceled weekend performances.

TheaterMania will be updating its list of canceled shows as we receive them. The following shows have been officially canceled. Unless otherwise noted, the cancellations apply to all events on Saturday and Sunday.

BROADWAY

All Broadway shows have officially canceled performances for the weekend.

OFF-BROADWAY

The Berenstain Bears LIVE! in Family Matters, the Musical (Manhattan Movement & Arts Center)
Blue Man Group (Astor Place Theater)
Captain Ferguson’s School for Balloon Warfare (59E59)
Death Takes a Holiday (Roundabout’s Laura Pels)
The Judy Show (DR2 Theatre)
Million Dollar Quartet (New World Stages)
Olive and the Bitter Herbs (59E59)
Summer Shorts 5 (59E59)
Voca People (Westside Theatre)
Zarkana (Cirque du Soleil at Radio City Music Hall)

OFF-OFF BROADWAY
All FringeNYC shows
All shows at the Brick Theater
Angelina Ballerina The Musical (Vital Theatre Company)
Blood/Nectar/Glitter (Theater for the New City
The Castle II (The Fortune Society)
Pinkalicious the Musical (Vital Theatre Company)

ADDITIONAL NYC EVENTS
Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival screenings
SummerStage events
Symphony Space events

LONG ISLAND
Andrea Martin (Bay Street — Monday, August 29)
Enter Laughing The Musical (Bay Street)
Hairspray (Engeman)
Side Man (Guild Hall)

CONNECTICUT

Suddenly Last Summer (Westport Country Theatre)

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