With the massive closures and cancellations of events due to Coronavirus fears, the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ stage play is just one more addition to the growing list. All public performances of the stage play from March 12-15 in Tokyo have been cancelled. This news comes after the announcement of the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 in Tokyo has been cancelled.
The Livestream May Still Be Happening
Many of the actors in the play have been posting rehearsal updates on Twitter ever since practice began about a week ago, their latest rehearsal was just yesterday. This makes it seem like the play hasn’t completely been scrapped and that they will continue with practice to perform at least one time for the Livestream and later Blu-ray release.
This has not been confirmed yet at this time, but if what Yoko said about it means anything, they will likely perform to an empty auditorium merely to salvage something from this production. It’s still unknown whether or not the initial dress rehearsal will go on as planned (this is likely cancelled as well).
So, for the time being, the YoRHa stage play production team is considering what to do with the livestream as well as the new merch that they planned to sell. Once there is more information regarding this, I will post about it as it becomes known.