Theaters Cannot Operate With Social Distancing: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Theaters Cannot Operate With Social Distancing: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber in Doncaster, England, on Sept. 15, 2018. Stephen Pond/Getty Images
Reuters
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LONDON—British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they are to survive the coronavirus pandemic, composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.

The man behind a string of hit musicals including Cats, The Phantom Of The Opera, and Evita said a pilot show that took place at one of his London theatres in July had shown that it was not viable for venues to operate at 30 percent of capacity.