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The producers of Broadway‘s The Book of Mormon and nan proprietor of nan Eugene O’Neill Theatre are assessing today’s occurrence harm to nan venue and will denote capacity schedule disruptions “as soon arsenic possible.”
“The accumulation squad for The Book of Mormon, successful consultation pinch theatre proprietor ATG Entertainment, will return clip to measure nan grade of nan damage, and immoderate news of disruption to performances will beryllium announced arsenic soon arsenic possible,” producers said successful nan latest updated connection connected today’s three-alarm occurrence astatine nan venue.
No performances were scheduled for coming – nan long-running show is acheronian connected Mondays – but it seems apt that nan schedule for nan remainder of this week, astatine least, will beryllium impacted. Fire officials described nan harm sustained by nan building arsenic “substantial.”
The Book of Mormon is typically 1 of Broadway’s best-grossing productions, pinch nan astir caller figures for nan week ending April 26 showing a gross of $752,688 and attendance often astatine nan 90% of capacity level. The Tony-winning philharmonic drama began previews astatine nan O’Neill connected February 24, 2011, opening March 24 that year.
The occurrence collapsed retired sometime astir 10 a.m. coming and nan venue connected West 49th Street was quickly cleared of each labor and visitors.
According to nan New York Fire Department, nary origin has been determined, but nan occurrence apparently collapsed retired successful an electrical room. The NYFD says 1 firefighter was injured, and that nan building sustained important harm and will beryllium retired of work pending repairs.
A 3-alarm occurrence signifies a “significant fire,” often involving ample building and aggregate floors, pinch a important beingness of occurrence servants of nan state and firefighters connected nan scene.
More than 60 FDNY units and astir 200 first responders are reportedly astatine nan scene.
The venue opened successful 1925 and has been known antecedently arsenic nan Forrest Theatre and nan Coronet Theatre. It was renamed for nan Long Day’s Journey Into Night playwright successful 1959, and has hosted specified productions arsenic The Odd Couple, M. Butterfly, The Fully Monty and galore others. Owned by ATG Entertainment, nan interior of nan 1,108-seat venue is simply a New York City designated landmark.
