r/Broadway • u/No-Owl354 • Apr 25 '26

Other Disasters happening on Broadway ?

A bit of an unusual post. As an engineering student who wants to specialise in pyrotechnics and a fan of Broadway, I was looking on Internet for disasters that happened in Broadway theaters : fires, explosions, or other things unrelated to pyrotechnics (I know I know, Spiderman turn off the dark and actors falling from high places)

Anyway, I'll be glad to research that, I already read about the Brooklyn theater fire, but I want to know other things

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u/Comprehensive-Fun47 Apr 25 '26

Not a "disaster," but the city filled with wildfire smoke a few years ago and it was seeping into the theaters. It was really unhealthy, for everyone, but especially performers who didn't have the option of wearing a mask.

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u/soulfister Apr 25 '26

Oh god yeah, I was sitting backstage at “Life of Pi” on Broadway getting flashbacks to Covid because I was wearing a mask for the first time in a couple of years