These are some of the Broadway shows canceled over Covid-19

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(CNN)Several Broadway shows were forced to cancel performances this week owed to positive Covid-19 tests among the formed oregon crew, a setback for the manufacture that comes conscionable months aft it raised the curtain connected an 18-month shutdown owed to the pandemic.

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Since its return, Broadway has required eligible audiences, crews, performers and different unit to beryllium vaccinated against Covid-19. This week, the Broadway League, a commercialized relation for the industry, began enforcing a caller vaccination and disguise argumentation for children.

    The precautions are designed to guarantee the amusement goes connected successful an manufacture that is simply a captious to New York City's system and supports astir 97,000 jobs, according to the Broadway League. The radical said Broadway contributed $14.7 cardinal to the city's system successful the 2018-2019 season.

      "Aladdin" became the archetypal Broadway amusement known to cancel performances owed to Covid-19 erstwhile it called disconnected aggregate shows successful September.

      Here's a look astatine the shows that canceled performances this week:

      'Hamilton'

      "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda's opus connected the beingness of Alexander Hamilton, canceled its Wednesday nighttime amusement little than an hr earlier it was acceptable to statesman owed to breakthrough Covid-19 cases, according to a post connected its Twitter page.

      "Our highest precedence is ever the wellness and information of each cast, crew, and assemblage member," the amusement said connected Twitter.

      "We volition person much accusation connected upcoming performances arsenic soon arsenic possible. On behalf of everyone astatine Hamilton, we apologize for the disappointment and for immoderate inconvenience this whitethorn cause," the amusement said.

      Hamilton was 1 of the archetypal Broadway shows to reopen successful September pursuing the pandemic shutdown.

      'MJ the Musical'

      The Broadway amusement based connected the euphony of Michael Jackson canceled the matinee and evening performances Thursday "due to the detection of a constricted fig of affirmative covid trial results wrong the Broadway company," the show's Twitter relationship said.

      Performances were scheduled to resume Friday, it said.

      'Ain't Too Proud'

      The Temptations philharmonic "Ain't Too Proud" canceled its Tuesday nighttime Broadway show "out of an abundance of caution ... owed to a breakthrough Covid-19 case," the amusement said.

      Performances were acceptable to resume with Wednesday's matinee, the show's Twitter account said.

      The amusement besides canceled performances astatine The Kennedy Center successful Washington, DC, from Wednesday done December 26. "Even with robust precautions successful place, breakthrough COVID-19 cases person been identified wrong the afloat vaccinated company," the show said.

      'Freestyle Love Supreme'

      "Freestyle Love Supreme," which bills itself arsenic a "fusion of hep hop, improv, and comedy," canceled shows connected Saturday and Monday owed to breakthrough Covid-19 cases, it said connected Twitter.

      "The wellness of our cast, crew, and guests is of the utmost importance. We apologize for the inconvenience," the amusement said.

      Performances returned Tuesday with Lin-Manuel Miranda joining the cast connected stage.

      'Doubtfire'

      "Doubtfire," a philharmonic based connected the 1993 movie "Mrs. Doubtfire," called disconnected its performances Sunday, December 12, owed to affirmative Covid-19 tests successful the company, it said on Twitter.

      It aboriginal canceled each shows done December 19 "out of an abundance of caution," and said shows would resume Tuesday, December 21.

      'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'

      The Wednesday matinee show of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" was canceled, but the evening amusement was expected to spell on.

      The amusement said successful a post connected Twitter that regular investigating is successful spot to "help america support a harmless and steadfast situation for all."

      "We volition enchant you different time," the amusement said.

      'Tina'

      "Tina," the Tina Turner musical, called disconnected performances Wednesday and Thursday "due to the detection of a constricted fig of affirmative covid trial results wrong the Broadway company," the accumulation said.

        Performances were expected to resume Friday, December 17, it wrote connected Twitter.

        "We apologize for the inconvenience this causes summons holders, but the information of our audiences, the cast, and unit remains our apical priority," the accumulation wrote.

        CNN's Alison Kosik contributed to this report.

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