Broadway returns to life after 18 months; take a look

Actors greet the audience at the Richard Rogers theater during curtain call of the first return performance of Hamilton as Broadway shows begin to re-open to live audiences after being closed for more than a year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Manhattan in New York City, New York. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

A member of the audience takes a pedicab as she exits the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of Hamilton as Broadway shows begin to re-open to live audiences. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Audience members enter Richard Rogers theater ahead of the first return performance of Hamilton in Manhattan in New York City. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Audience members wait outside the Richard Rogers theater ahead of the first return performance of Hamilton. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Lin Manuel-Miranda speaks to audience members inside the Richard Rogers theater ahead of the first return performance of Hamilton. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Audience members show their proof of vaccination card as they arrive outside the Gershwin theater ahead of the first return performance of Wicked. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

People wait in line for the TKTS box office for Broadway and off-Broadway shows before opening in the Times Square area of Manhattan. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

Audience pose for pictures as they exit the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of Hamilton. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Audience cheer for the actors at the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of Hamilton as Broadway shows begin to re-open to live audiences. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

A woman walks in the entrance for the Broadway show “Wicked” in the Times Square area of Manhattan. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

Audience cheer for the actors at the Richard Rogers theater at the end of the first return performance of Hamilton. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)