Daniel Craig contracts COVID-19, temporarily halting ‘Macbeth’ Broadway show

Wednesday’s matinee and night performances had been canceled when the James Bond actor examined optimistic. In a tweet late Saturday night time, the present mentioned all performances had been canceled by way of Thursday “as a result of detection of a restricted variety of optimistic covid check outcomes inside the firm.”

Craig stars in a revival of Williams Shakespeare’s tragedy, with Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut taking part in Woman Macbeth.

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“Macbeth” is taking part in the Lyceum Theatre, with a gap set for April 28. Tony Award-winner Sam Gold is directing.

In response 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. Different 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 Regular Rain.” Gold directed Craig in a 2016 off-Broadway manufacturing of “Othello” alongside David Oyelowo.

Different high-profile reveals on Broadway have needed to cancel reveals resulting from their lead actor’s contracting the virus, together with each “The Music Man” leads, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster.