NBC hopes to help revitalize Broadway with a splashy primetime special in October

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Page Six reports NBC has reached out to all Broadway shows to help them after they were shut down in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But there are some worries that the casts that come with the long hiatus. “Producers who have been hurt by shutdown don’t want to spend a lot of money," says a source. "Some casts are worried that they haven’t performed in six months and need rehearsals and costume fittings because they might have put on a little weight. Some also want to be paid a week’s salary to participate.”