TIMES SQUARE — Down the block from Broadway’s longest-running American musical, Chicago, is St. Malachy’s-The Actors’ Chapel. Built in 1902, since 1920 the Actors’ Chapel has been a second home to Broadway performers and other entertainment industry artists. Those in show business often lit candles for the success of their shows on opening night and attended late-night Masses that accommodated their schedules.
Father John Fraser, the pastor at St. Malachy’s, said two-thirds of the congregation haven’t physically returned to Mass since March. That portion comprises tourists and individuals who work in the Theatre District and Hell’s Kitchen…
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