A former "Hamilton" star joins forces with the larger Broadway community to make protective equipment for health care workers and patients.
New York City has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, with over 10,000 diagnosed cases. The virus has shut down the city’s famed cultural institutions and left area hospitals in dire need of protective equipment for health care workers and patients.
As he began trying to kick-start his plan, Muñoz ended up getting involved with a team effort that included tailors and costume makers. He was introduced to Molly Braverman, director of the Broadway Green Alliance, a group that focuses on encouraging environmentally friendly practices in the theater industry. Braverman was in touch with organizations that had supplies of fabric that could be repurposed for use in hospitals.
“This is so beautiful because the moment I just wanted to do something, I found a sea of people doing the exact same thing.” The group was told dry cleaners and laundromats have been deemed essential businesses in New York and Barish’s vans would be able to move through the city amid a shelter-in-place order.
“The big problem here was how to get the attention from the city and how to get the proper CDC-regulated instructions to build the things so we weren’t just wasting material and our time,” he explained. “That was the hardest hurdle to jump.” As the Broadway groups came together, they still did not have a green light from any local official to begin producing gear.
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