Trump Tariffs Cause Marquee Installation Delays for OPERATION MINCEMEAT
Operation Mincemeat is running on Broadway at the Golden Theatre.
By: Nicole Rosky Feb. 14, 2025
Previews have begun for Operation Mincemeat, but theatregoers who catch the show early in its preview period will miss out on the full front-of-house experience. According to the Associated Press, yellow lightbulbs ordered for the theatre's marquee are stuck in China following Trump's new tariff on imports from China.
The specialty lightbulbs (Satco Decorative 11W LED Ceramic Yellow Indicator bulbs) required are primarily sourced in bulk from a China-based vendor, and the shipment of which has been held up by customs due to a delay related to the recently enacted tariffs.
The LED bulbs, which when they arrive will be used to spell the show's title, were scheduled to arrive in ealry February but have been delayed until March at the earliest.
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical will begin preview performances on Saturday, February 15, with an opening night set for Thursday, March 20 at the Golden Theatre, after entering the third sold out year in the West End.
In Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, it’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
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