BroadwayWorld Weekly Newsletter 9/27

Weekly News Roundup Sep. 27, 2017 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... Recorded on July 3, 2016, in front of more than 65,000 fans, "Tapestry: Live In Hyde Park" celebrates the album that established Carole King as the quintessential singer-songwriter. This historic performance marked the first time she'd performed Tapestry in its entirety. The package includes the full concert on CD/DVD. [Click here to purchase](! HOTTEST STORIES ON BROADWAYWORLD.COM THIS WEEK [Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 9/22 - HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, GYPSY, RENT, and More!]( by BWW Special BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, GYPSY, RENT, and More! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 9/22 - HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, GYPSY, RENT, and More!&url=/article/Regional-Roundup-Top-New-Features-This-Week-Around-Our-BroadwayWorld-922-HOLLER-IF-YA-HEAR-ME-GYPSY-RENT-and-More-20170922) --------------------------------------------------------------- [LaChanze, Ariana DeBose and Storm Lever to Take on Title Role in New Donna Summer Musical]( La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Ariana DeBose and Storm Lever to Take on Title Role in New Donna Summer Musical&url=/article/LaChanze-Ariana-DeBose-and-Storm-Lever-to-Take-on-Title-Role-in-New-Donna-Summer-Musical-20170920) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Andrew Keenan-Bolger is Engaged!]( Broadway favorite Andrew Keenan-Bolger announced some big news via Instagram today: he's engaged! Best wishes to Andrew and his fianc Scott Bixby! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Keenan-Bolger is Engaged!&url=/article/Andrew-Keenan-Bolger-is-Engaged-20170923) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo Flash: Idina Menzel and Aaron Lohr Tie the Knot]( BroadwayWorld extends a huge congratulations to Idina Menzel and Aaron Lohr, who got married over the weekend. Scroll down to look at the beautiful photos Menzel shared today on Twitter! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Flash: Idina Menzel and Aaron Lohr Tie the Knot&url=/article/Idina-Menzel-and-Aaron-Lohr-Tie-the-Knot-20170925) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ladies Will Be Lunching in London! Patti LuPone & Rosalie Craig to Lead COMPANY in the West End]( Ladies will be lunching in London soon... The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports that WAR PAINT's Patti LuPone will star as 'Joanne' in COMPANY when it hits the West End next autumn. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Will Be Lunching in London! Patti LuPone & Rosalie Craig to Lead COMPANY in the West End&url=/article/Ladies-Will-Be-Lunching-in-London-Patti-LuPone-Rosalie-Craig-to-Lead-COMPANY-in-the-West-End-20170921) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Official: Track List Announced for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Cast Recording; Download Tomorrow!]( It's official! The cast recording of the recent, highly acclaimed, sold-out Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George, starring Jake Gyllenhaal in his Broadway debut and Tony-wining actress Annaleigh Ashford, is set for digital download and streaming release September 22 via the Arts Music division at Warner Music Group, with the CD version to be released in November. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Track List Announced for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Cast Recording; Download Tomorrow!&url=/article/First-Listen-Jake-Gyllenhaal-and-Annaleigh-Ashford-Perform-Move-On-from-SUNDAY-IN-THE-PARK-WITH-GEORGE-Cast-Recording-20170921) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tony Winner Matthew Broderick to Star in FOX Live Musical Event A CHRISTMAS STORY]( BWW has learned that two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick ( How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Producers, Manchester by the Sea ) will star as the narrator in FOX's live musical event, A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE!, airing Sunday, Dec. 17 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Winner Matthew Broderick to Star in FOX Live Musical Event A CHRISTMAS STORY&url=/article/Tony-Winner-Matthew-Broderick-to-Star-in-FOX-Live-Musical-Event-A-CHRISTMAS-STORY-20170921) --------------------------------------------------------------- [A New Life: Will Broadway's GREAT COMET Soar Over London's West End?]( Now that Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 has played its final performance on Broadway, plans for other productions could be in the works for the gleaming musical spectacle. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( New Life: Will Broadway's GREAT COMET Soar Over London's West End?&url=/article/A-New-Life-Will-Broadways-GREAT-COMET-Soar-Over-Londons-West-End-20170921) --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Broadway's MISS SAIGON Cast Takes a Knee in Solidarity with NFL Players]( NFL players across the country have been taking a knee in a show of solidarity against President Donald Trump, who said players that kneel during the National Anthem to protest racial inequality should be fired. The company of Broadway's MISS SAIGON took their final bow from their knees last night in solidarity with the players - watch the video below! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Broadway's MISS SAIGON Cast Takes a Knee in Solidarity with NFL Players&url=/article/VIDEO-Broadways-MISS-SAIGON-Cast-Takes-a-Knee-in-Solidarity-with-NFL-Players-20170926) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Industry Editor Exclusive: The Rise and Fall of Cirque du Soleil on Broadway]( by Cara Joy David, Industry Editor The early success of Disney on Broadway led other successful entertainment companies to believe that conquering the Great White Way possibly was not that hard. But, as Warner Bros' first foray into the lead producing game, LESTAT, proved, it's not as easy as opening and tossing some money at marketing. And now, after a sole Broadway show, PARAMOUR, Cirque du Soleil has essentially shuttered its theatrical division, Cirque du Soleil Theatrical. A spokesperson for Cirque confirmed that former head Scott Zeiger is no longer with the company. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Editor Exclusive: The Rise and Fall of Cirque du Soleil on Broadway&url=/article/Industry-Editor-Exclusive-Rise-and-Fall-of-Cirque-du-Soleil-20170920) --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Toast to the Groom! To the Bride! Phillipa Soo Weds Steven Pasquale]( Jesse Tyler Ferguson took to Instagram to share the joyous news that Broadway stars Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale were married last night, September 24th. The couple became engaged last February. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Toast to the Groom! To the Bride! Phillipa Soo Weds Steven Pasquale&url=/article/A-Toast-to-the-Groom-To-the-Bride-Phillipa-Soo-Weds-Steven-Pasquale-20170925) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee to Walk Down the Street in Broadway's PRETTY WOMAN]( Producer Paula Wagner announces a new musical based on one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time, Garry Marshall's PRETTY WOMAN, which will arrive on Broadway following its World Premiere stage production in Chicago in the spring of 2018. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Barks and Steve Kazee to Walk Down the Street in Broadway's PRETTY WOMAN&url=/article/Samantha-Barks-and-Steve-Kazee-to-Walk-Down-the-Street-in-Broadways-PRETTY-WOMAN-20170926) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Playmakers Rep's Vivienne Benesch Receives SDCF's 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award]( Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Vivienne Benesch, of Playmakers Repertory Theater (Chapel Hill, NC), is the recipient of the 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Rep's Vivienne Benesch Receives SDCF's 2017 Zelda Fichandler Award&url=/article/Playmakers-Reps-Vivienne-Benesch-Receives-SDCFs-2017-Zelda-Fichandler-Award-20170920) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sara Bareilles Teases Thursday WAITRESS Announcement... and She's Not the Only One!]( It seems Waitress the Musical is expecting some pretty exciting news soon. Composer Sara Bareilles released the second Twitter video clue today to let fans in on some exciting Waitress news that's coming our way this Thursday! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Bareilles Teases Thursday WAITRESS Announcement... and She's Not the Only One!&url=/article/Sara-Bareilles-Teases-Thursday-WAITRESS-Announcement-and-Shes-Not-the-Only-One-20170926) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Marian Seldes Documentary Comes Under Fire for 'Abuse' of the Late Actress]( Tony-winner and premiere actress of the American stage Marian Seldes, passed away in 2014, but only now is a documentary short being released, which follows Seldes through her final chapters of life... and it's coming under fire. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Seldes Documentary Comes Under Fire for 'Abuse' of the Late Actress&url=/article/Marian-Seldes-Documentary-Comes-Under-Fire-for-Abuse-of-the-Late-Actress-20170921) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Danny Gardner and Ashley Spencer to Lead CRAZY FOR YOU at Signature Theatre this November]( Danny Gardner (Broadway's Dames at Sea) and Ashley Spencer (Broadway's Grease) are set to star in The Gershwins ' & Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You at Signature Theatre. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Gardner and Ashley Spencer to Lead CRAZY FOR YOU at Signature Theatre this November&url=/article/Danny-Gardner-and-Ashley-Spencer-to-Lead-CRAZY-FOR-YOU-at-Signature-Theatre-this-November-20170922) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bea Corley, Jeremy Kushnier, Charlotte Maltby and Josh Young to Headline THE SECRET GARDEN at TUTS; Cast Announced!]( Theatrical talent from across the country will converge on Houston to bring the 5th Avenue Theatre Company and the Shakespeare Theatre Company co-production of THE SECRET GARDEN presented by Theatre Under The Stars. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Corley, Jeremy Kushnier, Charlotte Maltby and Josh Young to Headline THE SECRET GARDEN at TUTS; Cast Announced!&url=/article/Bea-Corley-and-Jeremy-Kusnier-to-Headline-THE-SECRET-GARDEN-at-TUTS-Cast-Announced-20170925) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kevin Aichele, Derek Carley, Robyn Hurder and Jenna Nicole Schoen Headline FROM HERE TO ETERNITY's North American Debut at Ogunquit Playhouse]( The Ogunquit Playhouse is honored to be part of the North American rollout of the new musical From Here to Eternity, on stage October 4 through 29. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Aichele, Derek Carley, Robyn Hurder and Jenna Nicole Schoen Headline FROM HERE TO ETERNITY's North American Debut at Ogunquit Playhouse&url=/article/Kevin-Aichele-Derek-Carley-Robyn-Hurder-and-Jenna-Nicole-Schoen-Headline-FROM-HERE-TO-ETERNITYs-North-American-Debut-at-Ogunquit-Playhouse-20170926) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Theatre World Mourns The Passing Of Theatre Under The Stars And 5th Avenue Theatre Founder, Frank M. Young]( by David Green Frank M. Young, 77, the founder of Houston's Theatre Under The Stars, Seattle's 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company, and the New York-based National Alliance for Musical Theatre, died Wednesday in Palm Springs, California. Young directed the activities of TUTS from its inception in 1968 until his retirement in 2006. For two years in a row he was named by the national Theatre Week magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in American theatre. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( World Mourns The Passing Of Theatre Under The Stars And 5th Avenue Theatre Founder, Frank M. Young&url=/article/Theatre-World-Mourns-The-Passing-Of-Theatre-Under-The-Stars-And-5th-Avenue-Theatre-Founder-Frank-M-Young-20170922) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Laura Osnes, Robert Cuccioli & Josh Young Featured on New ANGELS Studio Cast Recording]( Just announced, the Broadway-aimed new musical ANGELS, produced by Marcus Cheong & Mark Kang, will release an original studio cast recording. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Osnes, Robert Cuccioli & Josh Young Featured on New ANGELS Studio Cast Recording&url=/article/Laura-Osnes-Robert-Cuccioli-Josh-Young-Featured-on-New-ANGELS-Studio-Cast-Recording-20170920) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo Flash: It Takes Two- A Look at Broadway's Most Fabulous Power Couples]( by Alexa Criscitiello Broadway and television star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson took to Instagram last night to share the joyous news that Broadway stars Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale were married last night, September 24th. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Flash: It Takes Two- A Look at Broadway's Most Fabulous Power Couples&url=/article/Photo-Flash-It-Takes-Two--A-Look-at-Broadways-Most-Fabulous-Power-Couples-20170925) --------------------------------------------------------------- [WAR PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced]( The new Broadway musical, WAR PAINT, which stars Broadway legends and two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole together for the first time, will play its final performance on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 8:00pm. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( PAINT Will Put its 'Best Face Forward' For the Final Time this December; Closing Announced&url=/article/WAR-PAINT-Will-Put-its-Best-Face-Forward-For-the-Final-Time-this-December-Closing-Announced-20170921) --------------------------------------------------------------- [Broadway's Chester Gregory Joins the Cast of Kansas City Repertory's FENCES]( Fresh off an 8-month run starring as Berry Gordy in Motown: The Musical, Gary, Indiana native Chester Gregory has been added to the cast of the Kansas City Repertory production of August Wilson's FENCES. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Chester Gregory Joins the Cast of Kansas City Repertory's FENCES&url=/article/Broadways-Chester-Gregory-Joins-the-Cast-of-Kansas-City-Repertorys-FENCES-20170922) --------------------------------------------------------------- [ALL EYES ON ROSE MARIE: Richard Jay-Alexander Talks to the Legend About 90 Years in Show Business and Her Upcoming Documentary WAIT FOR YOUR LAUGH]( by Richard Jay-Alexander The film is called, 'WAIT FOR YOUR LAUGH' and is directed by Jason Wise and produced by Christina Wise, Jason Wise, and co-produced by Jackson Myers. To get right to the point, the documentary is utterly fantastic. But the 33 minutes and 42 seconds I spent on phone with Rose Marie will be forever unforgettable. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( EYES ON ROSE MARIE: Richard Jay-Alexander Talks to the Legend About 90 Years in Show Business and Her Upcoming Documentary WAIT FOR YOUR LAUGH&url=/article/ALL-EYES-ON-ROSE-MARIE-Richard-Jay-Alexander-Talks-to-the-Legend-About-90-Years-in-Show-Business-and-Her-Upcoming-Documentary-WAIT-FOR-YOUR-LAUGH-20170926) --------------------------------------------------------------- Click [here](/settings.cfm) to manage your BWW e-mail preferences. All Materials-Copyright 2017 Wisdom Digital Media, LLC. Contact the Webmaster e-mail: contact@broadwayworld.com Click here to unsubscribe instantly: