Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Mayor To Launch Times Square COVID-19 Vaccination Center
This past week, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda did something pretty important! He joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday to open the Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site.
As vaccination sites open throughout New York City, this one is of particular importance for Broadway performers, crews and staff as it is located in the heart of Broadway. As the AP said in a recent piece, many are seeing this as a way to jump-start the city’s entertainment industry.


Source: ABC7 New York
During his speech (which we’ll share in it’s entirety below) Miranda said, “We want to gather again, and we want to tell stories in the dark.” He continued, . “We cannot do that if we don’t feel safe and if you don’t feel safe. So the first step in that process is getting our vaccination shots, and the next steps will follow.”
You can check out the official footage from The Mayors Office here.
Broadway theaters have been shut down since March of last year and are not expected to reopen until September.
According to the Mayor’s office, the Times Square vaccination site will be open to workers in theater, film and television. “Yes, it’s part of our economy. Much more importantly it’s part of our identity,” de Blasio said. “It’s part of who we are, it’s part of our hearts. What it means in this city, the theater, the music, the dance, the film and TV, it is our expression of everything that is New York City. It’s our creativity, it’s our heart and soul. We do something here that does not exist anywhere in the world quite like this.”
"We want to gather again and we want to tell stories in the dark. We cannot do that if we don't feel safe and if you don't feel safe, so the first step in that process is getting our vaccination shots."
– @Lin_Manuel at the opening of the Times Square #COVID19 vaccination site. pic.twitter.com/31Vo1tjlum
— City of New York (@nycgov) April 12, 2021
The vaccination site is located in the heart of Times Square in the building that was formerly home to the NBA experience. The site is even being managed by Susan Sampliner, who was the company manager from Broadway giant Wicked. Miranda said of Sampliner’s involvement, “If anyone knows how to make a show run on time it’s Broadway stage managers. So you’ll be in good hands.”
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Source: Associated Press