While in from Wisconsin, she planned to see one or two musical theater shows per day.
New York state reported Friday that just over 21,000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day, the highest single-day total for new cases since testing became widely available.
Doubtfire” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” called off performances in recent days because of virus cases in their all-vaccinated casts and crews.
Like Krasovich, Becky Lease, 28 from Baltimore, planned to visit New York City for her birthday, which is Monday, with her best friend.
“We were going to see ‘Six, Hadestown,’ ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ and ‘Moulin Rouge,'” Lease told USA TODAY.
Lease and her friend postponed until January.
And Dan Kline, 66, who is visiting from Michigan, told USA TODAY that he and his wife are enjoying their visit to the city.
“What’s impressed me about New York, is it does a great job of requiring proof of vaccination and masking,” he said, noting that omicron is also present in Michigan.
“I feel some trepidation about it, but I’m ultimately deciding – at least right now – that the risks outweigh the benefits,” she told USA TODAY, noting that she’s fully vaccinated as are the family members she plans to visit.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that the city would “watch very carefully” whether to press ahead with plans to welcome a fully vaccinated crowd back to Times Square on New Year’s Eve, a celebration that was canceled last year.