COVID: Year without income leaves Broadway stars scrambling

The shutdown of Broadway theatres forced those working in the US’s most high-profile arts scene to get creative.

A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of live Broadway excitement, performing in New York City’s famous theatre scene. Now he is doing it with his bread. The triple threat from the musical “Jagged Little Pill” has leaned into a fourth skill as the pandemic marches on: baking and selling his own sourdough. From his Manhattan apartment, Kumangai delivers $15 bread loaves or $8 focaccia slices from his Humpday Dough company on foot or via subway.