On August 19, 1941, at the height of the offensive of the German army, the evacuation of theater groups of Leningrad began. It continued after the blockade ring closed.
Leningrad State Academic Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin left for Novosibirsk, and the Bolshoi Drama Theater named after M. Gorky - in Kirov. The Leningrad State Comedy Theater was sent to Stalinabad (now Dushanbe), the Leningrad State Theater named after Lenin Komsomol - to the Urals, the Leningrad State Theater for Young Spectators - to the city of Berezniki, Molotov Region (now Perm Territory), and the New Theater served the Far East.
Being evacuated, all theaters worked intensively: they created a new repertoire, sent brigades to the front, performed in military units, hospitals, and enterprises.
The remaining actors in Leningrad became part of the Theater of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, the Theater of the People's Militia, the Ensemble of Operetta Masters led by B. M. Bronskaya, created in 1942 by the City Theater, the Opera and Ballet Troupe, and concert and chef brigades.
The collective of the Leningrad State Theater of Musical Comedy was the only theater that remained in besieged Leningrad throughout the blockade.
