When the pandemic hit all of Manhattan’s 41 Broadway theaters closed at once due to COVID-19, shutting down both long-running hits like Hamilton and Wicked and new plays and musicals. This CLE program explores the complicated legal issues facing the professional theater industry as a result of COVID-19, which involve temporary livestreamed theatrical programming, the role of unions, intellectual property protection, ongoing contractual obligations, insurance coverage policies, refunds for cancelled performances, health and safety guidelines to protect theatergoers and theater employees, state and local directives, potential liability for future transmission of the virus, and financial assistance legislation. These issues will determine when and how Broadway can reopen and whether it can thrive again.