NEW YORK (AP) — May just it’s the curse of the Scottish play? Daniel Craig’s go back to Broadway in a brand new model of “Macbeth” has been quickly halted after the actor gotten smaller COVID-19.
Wednesday’s matinee and night time performances have been canceled when the James Bond actor examined certain. In a tweet overdue Saturday evening, the display stated all performances have been canceled via Thursday “because of the detection of a restricted collection of certain covid check effects throughout the corporate.”
Craig stars in a revival of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, with Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut taking part in Woman Macbeth.
“Macbeth” is taking part in the Longacre Theatre, with a gap set for April 28. Tony Award-winner Sam Gold is directing.
In step with folklore, “Macbeth” used to be cursed from the start, when a coven of witches objected to Shakespeare the use of actual incantations and put a curse at the play. Different productions had been plagued with injuries.
Craig used to be closing on Broadway in a 2013 revival of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” reverse his spouse, Rachel Weisz, and directed via Mike Nichols. Craig additionally starred reverse Hugh Jackman in 2009′s “A Secure Rain.” Gold directed Craig in a 2016 off-Broadway manufacturing of “Othello” along David Oyelowo.
Different high-profile displays on Broadway have needed to cancel displays because of their lead actor’s contracting the virus, together with each “The Tune Guy” leads, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster.