‘Plaza Suite’ Extends Broadway Run After Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick Miss Performances Due to COVID

Plaza Suite, the Broadway play starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, will return to performances on April 12 after both stars tested positive for COVID-19.

Producers on the Neil Simon show previously confirmed over Twitter that it had canceled a single weekday performance, with additional performances now canceled through April 10. The show also announced Friday that the limited engagement production has added five additional performances to the end of its run to compensate for the cancellations.

Guests with tickets to the canceled shows will be given exclusive priority access to those performances at the originally booked ticket price in comparable seat locations, according to a statement from the production.

On Thursday, Plaza Suite‘s official Twitter shared the news that Parker had contracted COVID-19, resulting in the cancelation of Thursday night’s show. “Today Sarah Jessica Parker tested positive for COVID with a second test confirming the diagnosis,” the statement reads. “With both Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker positive for COVID, tonight’s performance of Plaza Suite is canceled. The producers apologize for the inconvenience this has caused audience members.”

“Everyone wishes Matthew and Sarah Jessica a speedy recovery,” the statement adds. 

Parker’s costar and partner Broderick tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the actor stepping back from the week’s remaining performances to quarantine and recover. His understudy Michael McGrath has performed alongside Parker since then.

Directed by John Benjamin Hickey and written by Simon, the play centers around three different couples staying in the famed Plaza hotel. The limited engagement show began previews on Feb. 25 and officially opened on March 28 at the Hudson Theatre. The show is set to run through June 26.

Plaza Suite marks the first time both actors have appeared shared a Broadway stage in the same production since 1996’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

It also stars Danny Bolero, Molly Ranson, and Eric Wiegand, with Erin Dilly serving as a standby for Parker.