A number of Saturday night shows were cancelled, with theatregoers left waiting in the streets outside venues. The cast of the musical Hadestown entertained people waiting outside the Walter Kerr Theatre.#manhattan looking like the I am Legend virus just hit. #blackout #manhattanblackout pic.twitter.com/KXWsJO6BUf
— Alex (@Brazil201) July 14, 2019
Singer Jennifer Lopez said she was "devastated and heartbroken" that the blackout forced her to call off a performance at Madison Square Garden. Thousands of fans had to be evacuated from the venue after the power went out.Very nice. Cast of @hadestown singing to the disappointed audience about the #blackout. pic.twitter.com/zIHuozHIGu
— angela pinsky (@AngelaPinsky) July 13, 2019
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) advised travellers to avoid sub-surface trains, after some passengers were stranded below ground for over an hour. "We were stuck for about 75 minutes," Jeff O'Malley, 57, told Reuters news agency. "It's completely dark, people were coming up using their flashlights on their phones." Video footage was shared on Twitter of the power being restored in some of the affected areas.Devastated and heartbroken that I can”™t perform for all of you tonight. We will make this up to you, I promise! I love you!! â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ #ItsMyPartyTour pic.twitter.com/PZhFoPkeeM
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) July 14, 2019
The moment power was restored in Manhattan. #NYCblackout #blackoutnyc #Blackout pic.twitter.com/0T3b3VkMHY
— Quentin Alexandre (@qa_alexandre) July 14, 2019
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