BroadwayWorld Weekly Newsletter 6/22

Weekly News Roundup Jun. 22, 2016 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... Barbara Cook. Little Shop of Horrors. David Yazbek. What do they have in common? They’re coming this summer to Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s Supper Club and Special Event Destination—and you’re invited too! Escape the midtown mayhem with fine dining and intimate performances from Broadway’s best legends and brightest new stars. [Click Here for Schedule and Tickets]. HOTTEST STORIES ON BROADWAYWORLD.COM THIS WEEK [Orlando Shakespeare Theater Builds 'Angel Wings' To Guard Pulse Funerals From Westboro Baptist Church] by Michael Dale The strategy to block mourners from having to see hate speech signs was used at the trials for the killers of Matthew Shepard. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [UPDATE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Tweets, HAMILTON To Be Filmed With Original Cast] by Michael Dale The original cast will be filmed later this month, although Miranda says he doesn't know what will be done with it. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Broadway for Orlando Records 'What the World Needs Now'; Available Now] The charitable initiative Broadway for Orlando features an all-star roster of theater artists. Below, watch their recording of the new benefit single ?What the World Needs Now is Love.' [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking News: HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. Reveals Departure Date] Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. just participated in a Facebook Live chat, in which he first sent his best wishes to fathers everywhere, including Lin-Manuel, his own father as well as his mentors. Then, he?announced to his fans that he will depart the hit musical on July 9, 2016 (along with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Phillipa Soo).? [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Will Wonders Never Cease? BroadwayHD Will Live Stream Roundabout's SHE LOVES ME Later This Month!] Online theater streaming service BroadwayHD will live stream 'She Loves Me,' marking the first time a Broadway show has been broadcast live. Roundabout Theatre Company's hit revival of 'She Loves Me,' starring Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi and Jane Krakowski, will be available to watch live on BroadwayHD.com on Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m. EDT. The show will be produced in association with Ellen M. Krass. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: Kristin Chenoweth to Portray Velma Von Tussle in NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE!] Broadway's Kristin Chenoweth took to Twitter today to announce the exciting news that she will portray Velma Von Tussle in NBC's live broadcast of HAIRSPRAY. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking News: FUN HOME Will Play Final Performance on Broadway This Fall] Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will play its final performance on Broadway on Saturday, September 10 at 8 PM, it was announced today. The show, which opened on April 19, 2015, will have played 26 preview and 582 regular performances on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th?St) and 114 performances Off Broadway at The Public Theater. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Mario Lopez, Krysta Rodriguez & More Join Cast of A CHORUS LINE at The Hollywood Bowl!] New casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl's production of A Chorus Line, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical.? The additional cast members announced are Mario Lopez as Zach, Sarah Bowden as Cassie Ferguson, Krysta Rodriguez as Diana Morales, and Courtney Lopez as Kristine Ulrich. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dozens of Broadway Stars To Record 'What The World Needs Now Is Love' for Broadway For Orlando] by Michael Dale Broadway Records, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announce a fundraising single to benefit LGBT Center of Central Florida. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Broadway Kids Pay Tribute to HAMILTON on NBC's 'Maya & Marty'] by Caryn Robbins On last night's MAYA AND MARTY on NBC, Maya Rudolph joined SCHOOL OF ROCK's Luca Padovan, A BRONX TALE's Joshua Colley and KINKY BOOTS' Douglas Baldeo in a tribute to the 11-time Tony winning musical HAMILTON! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hasbro & The Araca Group To Bring MONOPOLY THE MUSICAL to Broadway Stage] Araca will be adapting the world's favorite family gaming brand, MONOPOLY, for Broadway.?Monopoly: The Musical, Hasbro's first-ever Broadway production, is currently finalizing its creative team and will announce further details shortly.? [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dramatists Guild Releases Statement On YouTube Videos and Copyright Infringement After High School HAMILTON Videos Removed] by Michael Dale A high school's fully staged and costumed performances of HAMILTON selections were quickly removed from YouTube. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [It's Official: A BRONX TALE Will Open on Broadway This Fall at the Longacre Theatre] A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL will open on Broadway on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews will begin Thursday, November 3, 2016. The new musical will be co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo. A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL features a book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken and lyrics byGlenn Slater. Group tickets available now through Dodger Group Sales at 1-877-536-3437. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 24 through Telecharge.com by phone at 212-239-6200 and online atwww.Telecharge.com. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEOS: Toronto High School Stages Three Songs From HAMILTON; Asking For Performance Rights] by Michael Dale Toronto's Wexford Collegiate Institute School for the Arts is serious about obtaining the performance rights for HAMILTON now. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tony Kushner Currently Working on Script for WEST SIDE STORY Remake] Prolific filmmaker Steven Spielberg reveals that a remake of WEST SIDE STORY is currently in the works, featuring a script by Tony Kushner. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo Flash: Inside the Broadway for Orlando Benefit Single Recording Session!] Broadway Records President Van Dean, SiriusXM Radio Host Seth Rudetsky and Producer James Wesley launched?the charitable initiative Broadway for Orlando with an all-star roster of theater artists recording the benefit single 'What the World Needs Now is Love,' at Avatar Studios. Created to honor the victims and those wounded in the Orlando shooting massacre at Pulse nightclub and aid the surrounding community, 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit the LGBT Center of Central Florida. Check out photos below! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Something's Coming: A First Look at the Broadway Season Ahead!] by Nora Dominick The 2016 Tony Awards are in the history books, so now it's time to look ahead at the 2016-2017 Broadway season. With new musicals and plays about to descend to Broadway and amazing revivals of classic plays and musicals ready to entrance a new audience, BroadwayWorld has rounded up everything arriving next season! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jenn Colella, Chad Kimball, Kendra Kassebaum & More Will Lead Broadway-Bound COME FROM AWAY at Ford's Theatre] Ford's Theatre Society today announced the Ford's Theatre cast for the new musical Come From Away, directed by Christopher Ashley. The production features: Geno Carr (Old Globe's Allegiance), Jenn Colella (Broadway's If/Then); Joel Hatch (Broadway's Annie); Rodney Hicks (Broadway's The Scottsboro Boys); Kendra Kassebaum (Broadway's Wicked); Alyssa Wilmoth Keegan (Round House's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof); Chad Kimball (Broadway's Memphis); Lee MacDougall (Wizard of Oz National Tour); Caesar Samayoa (Broadway's Sister Act); Q. Smith (Broadway's Mary Poppins); Sharon Wheatley (Broadway's Avenue Q); and Astrid Van Wieren (Mama Mia National Tour). [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [STAGE TUBE: It's Must-See TV! Watch Highlights from BROADWAY BARES: ON DEMAND] by Stage Tube The 26th annual edition of BROADWAY BARES went live onstage last night at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom for two ratings-raising shows.?BROADWAY BARES combines the naughtiness of burlesque with the glamour of Broadway. The event, which began in 1992, has become one of BC/EFA's signature events. The show was created by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (On Your Feet!, Kinky Boots), who serves as executive producer. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [HAMILTON Parody from FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Creator to Open This Summer] A new version of HAMILTON will soon bow in New York City. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [It's Official: Javier Munoz Will Take Over in HAMILTON When Lin-Manuel Miranda Departs in July] As BroadwayWorld previously reported, HAMILTON leading man Lin-Manuel Miranda will be exiting the show on July 9 to focus on his upcoming projects, including the starring role in Disney's MARY POPPINS opposite Emily Blunt. In?a Heatstreet report?last month, it was speculated that he will be replaced by his current alternate, Javier Mu?oz, who steps in for Miranda on Sunday matinees. It appears that the rumors are true, because now they've been confirmed by Miranda himself. He told Washington Post reviewer Peter Marks: [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jennifer Damiano, Victoria Clark, Mandy Gonzalez, Tony Sheldon & More Will Take Part in NYMF 2016] The New York Musical Festival (NYMF), previously known as The New York Musical Theatre Festival, announced today the initial slate of artists participating in NYMF 2016, taking place from?July 11 through August 7 in Midtown Manhattan. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jessie Mueller, Orfeh, Michelle Collins & More Set for Orlando Shooting Benefit BROADWAY UP, GUNS DOWN] 'Broadway Up, Guns Down' is charity benefit concert in response to the tragic mass shooting that occurred at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. On Monday June 27th at 8pm, Broadway artists will unite to uplift through song honoring the beautiful lives lost. All funds raised will go directly to the Zebra Coalition in Orlando, FL. A LGTBQ youth based non-for-profit currently offering assistance in Orlando. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Broadway's Best to Perform 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' Live on NBC's MAYA & MARTY] Broadway's top musical artists are set to appear on NBC's Tuesday, June 21 telecast of 'Maya & Marty' to perform 'What the World Needs Now Is Love,' an updated version of the classic Burt Bacharach/Hal David song that is helping to support the devastated LGBT community of Orlando, Fla. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- Click [here] to manage your BWW e-mail preferences. All Materials-Copyright 2016 Wisdom Digital Media, LLC. Contact the Webmaster e-mail: [contact@broadwayworld.com] Click here to unsubscribe instantly: [