Could or not it’s the curse of the Scottish play? Daniel Craig’s return to Broadway in a brand new model of Macbeth has been briefly halted after the actor contracted Covid-19.
Wednesday’s matinee and night performances have been canceled when the James Bond actor examined positive. When he’ll returns was not instantly recognized, however protocols point out it might be a number of days at the least.
Craig stars in a revival of Williams Shakespeare’s tragedy, with Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut taking part in Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth is taking part in the Lyceum Theatre, with a gap set for April 28. Tony Award-winner Sam Gold is directing.
According to folklore, Macbeth was cursed from the start, when a coven of witches objected to Shakespeare utilizing actual incantations and put a curse on the play. Other productions have been plagued with accidents.
Craig was final on Broadway in a 2013 revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal reverse his spouse, Rachel Weisz, and directed by Mike Nichols. Craig additionally starred reverse Hugh Jackman in 2009’s A Steady Rain. Gold directed Craig in a 2016 off-Broadway manufacturing of Othello alongside David Oyelowo.
Other high-profile exhibits on Broadway have needed to cancel exhibits on account of their lead actor’s contracting the virus, together with each The Music Man leads, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. – AP
