Los Angeles, Jan 24 (IANS) Broadway shows and movie theatre screenings here have taken a severe beating following the unprecedented winter storm over the weekend that has dumped more than three feet of snow on the streets.

The Broadway League cancelled all shows on Saturday in the wake of a government ban on travel and the suspension of some public transportation in the city, reports variety.com.

Even websites showed that screenings at some movie theaters in Manhattan had been suspended. Other social and cultural events in the city also were nixed, including a concert with actress-singer Rita Moreno at Lincoln Center.

The winter storm turned into a blizzard in the New York City area, with the National Weather Service predicting more snow. A ban was placed on travel and bus services were suitably altered. Even subway services were affected.

When it comes to cancelling Broadway shows, the Broadway League tends to follow the lead of the New York City and state governments as well as the MTA. 

'Snowzilla' paralyses US from Washington to New York

Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) A monster storm paralysed major cities from Washington to New York along the US East as it dumped more than three feet of snow in some places, disrupting road and rail traffic and grounding thousands of flights.

At least 19 storm related deaths were reported in several states, more than 160,000 people lost power, about 140,000 of them in North Carolina and South Carolina alone, travel was banned in New York and more than 10,000 flights were cancelled.

As of Saturday evening, Glengary in West Virginia reported the highest snowfall, with 40 inches. The storm ranked No. 3 in terms of snowfall accumulation in New York City history with at least 25.1 inches

Dubbed "Snowzilla" and "Snowmageddon 2016", it was among Washington's biggest too with Dulles International Airport getting 26.5 inches. The record for Washington is 28 inches, set in 1922.

As many as 11 states -- Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia -- declared states of emergency. Washington, DC, has declared a "snow emergency."

The storm caused major traffic tie-ups on highways in Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Road accidents Friday night caused a 7-mile-long backlog involving around 500 vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, CNN reported.

In central Kentucky, some drivers were stranded along a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 for as long as 19 hours, from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.

Mass transit services in Washington and Baltimore have been suspended for the weekend. US national railway Amtrak's service to and from the East Coast has either been cancelled or truncated.

In New Jersey, the storm's winds were pushing water from the ocean into the state's barrier islands.

NASA captures massive US east coast 'snowzilla' from space

Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) The US space agency has captured stunning images of 'snowzilla' blizzard from space that has walloped eastern US, killing at least 14 people and paralysing road, rail and air traffic.

The massive winter storm system pummeled the eastern US, dumping nearly 58 cm of snow in suburbs of Washington DC to New York, with two low-pressure systems merging into a potent nor'easter that dropped heavy snow from Virginia to New England.

A nor'easter (also northeaster) is a macro-scale storm along the upper east coast of the US and Atlantic Canada.

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite acquired the images of the winter storm system.

"Snow totals have topped 30 inches in at least four states, and at least 12 inches have been recorded at locations in eight states, with many more hours left to the storm," NASA said in a statement.

According to various news reports, at least 14 people have died storm-related deaths and thousands spent a night stranded in cars and trucks on highways in Pennsylvania and Kentucky.

A CNN report said 14 people that were killed include six in North Carolina, three in Virginia, one in Kentucky, three in New York City and one in Maryland.

At least 9,500 flights have been cancelled and citizens were ordered to stay off the roads in some cities and towns.

The winter storm forced postponement of hundreds of events -- including the National Basketball Association games in Philadelphia and Washington, DC.

Eleven states declared states of emergency: Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia.

Washington has declared a "snow emergency".