BroadwayWorld Weekly Newsletter 8/9

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[Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 8/4 - NEWSIES, A CHORUS LINE, SPRING AWAKENING, and More!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington & Alex Newell Join ONCE ON THIS ISLAND]( Today, producers Ken Davenport and Hunter Arnold announced that Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, Alex Newell ('Glee'), Merle Dandridge('Greenleaf'), and Quentin Earl Darrington (Cats) will join the cast of the new Broadway production of Once On This Island, which will play the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 W. 50th street, NYC) this fall. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington & Alex Newell Join ONCE ON THIS ISLAND&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: Amy Schumer, Laura Benanti, Keegan-Michael Key, and Alan Tudyk to Lead Steve Martin's METEOR SHOWER on Broadway]( BroadwayWorld has just officially learned that Steve Martin's new play METEOR SHOWER will be coming to Broadway's Booth?Theatre this fall?starring Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedian Amy Schumer, Tony-winner Laura Benanti, another Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Keegan-Michael Key, and Alan Tudyk. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Amy Schumer, Laura Benanti, Keegan-Michael Key, and Alan Tudyk to Lead Steve Martin's METEOR SHOWER on Broadway&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Quiz: How Many Of These 100 Musicals Have You Seen?]( BroadwayWorld has assembled a list of 100 musicals! We're wondering... which of these have our readers seen either on screen or on stage? [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( How Many Of These 100 Musicals Have You Seen?&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Original London Stars Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and More to Star in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD on Broadway; Cast Announced!]( Casting has just been announced for the Broadway premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Preview performances will begin in New York at the fully renovated Lyric Theatre in March 2018 with an official opening on Sunday, April 22, 2018. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( London Stars Jamie Parker, Noma Dumezweni and More to Star in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD on Broadway; Cast Announced!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: THE GREAT COMET Announces September Broadway Closing; Final Performers for Role of 'Pierre']( This just in - NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 will play its final performance on Broadway Sunday, September 3rd at the Imperial Theatre. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( THE GREAT COMET Announces September Broadway Closing; Final Performers for Role of 'Pierre'&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brittain Ashford Confirms GREAT COMET Return; Who Will Play Pierre?]( by Alan Henry Brittain Ashford took to social media to confirm she will be returning to GREAT COMET following Ingrid Michaelson's departure from the production. Rumors have been circulating about the fate of the show following the controversy of replacing Okieriete Onaodowan with Mandy Patinkin - who withdrew from the production following the outcry. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Ashford Confirms GREAT COMET Return; Who Will Play Pierre?&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gloria Estefan, Carmen de Lavallade Among 2017 KENNEDY CENTER Honorees]( The Kennedy Center Honors announced today that its honorees for 2017 will be actress, dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan, hip hop artist LL COOL J, television writer and producer Norman Lear and renowned musician and record producer Lionel Richie. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Estefan, Carmen de Lavallade Among 2017 KENNEDY CENTER Honorees&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oh, We Just Can't Wait... For the Remake- A Guide to Disney's Upcoming Live-Action Musicals!]( by Caryn Robbins With so many upcoming projects in the works, BWW has put together a guide to what's in store from the House of Mouse and its uber-talented creative teams! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( We Just Can't Wait... For the Remake- A Guide to Disney's Upcoming Live-Action Musicals!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [BWW TV: Eva Noblezada and Rachelle Ann Go? Bring SAIGON to Bryant Park!]( by BroadwayWorld TV Watch below as MISS SAIGON's?Rachelle Ann Go?and?Eva Noblezada?perform 'The Movie in My Mind' and 'I'd Give My Life For You.' [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( TV: Eva Noblezada and Rachelle Ann Go? Bring SAIGON to Bryant Park!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Bette Midler Contemplates Return to Broadway Following HELLO, DOLLY!]( Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Bette Midler spoke to Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to explain why she decided to re-release her 1972 debut album, 'The Divine Miss M,' and reveal whether?she plans to perform on Broadway again following the success of the Tony winning revival of HELLO, DOLLY! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Bette Midler Contemplates Return to Broadway Following HELLO, DOLLY!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [ABC Postpones THE LITTLE MERMAID LIVE]( According to USA Today, ABC has postponed and likely cancelled the previously announced LITTLE MERMAID live musical event. Reasons were unofficially cited as budget constraints. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Postpones THE LITTLE MERMAID LIVE&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Joy Behar Reveals She Was Asked to Star in HELLO DOLLY! On Tour; Find Out If She Accepted]( On this morning's THE VIEW, co-host Joy Behar ?revealed that she had been asked to star in the iconic musical HELLO DOLLY on tour. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Joy Behar Reveals She Was Asked to Star in HELLO DOLLY! On Tour; Find Out If She Accepted&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Little Boy Wows Idina Menzel with His Own 'Let It Go' at Texas Concert]( by Stage Tube Dreams came true for ?a little boy name Luke, who when approached by Idina Menzel at her concert in Grand Prairie, Texas, got to sing his own rendition of her Frozen anthem, not just once...but twice! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Little Boy Wows Idina Menzel with His Own 'Let It Go' at Texas Concert&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [FOX Reveals Air Date for Live Musical Event A CHRISTMAS STORY; Maya Rudolph to Star]( FOX's next live musical event, A CHRISTMAS STORY, will air Sunday, Dec. 17 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) LIVE on FOX. Emmy Award nominee Maya Rudolph (?Saturday Night Live,? ?Bridesmaids?) will star as the mother of nine-year old ?Ralphie Parker.? [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Reveals Air Date for Live Musical Event A CHRISTMAS STORY; Maya Rudolph to Star&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Stage Door Secrets: Visiting KINKY BOOTS with Brendon Urie's Biggest Fans!]( by Alexa Criscitiello Grammy Award-nominated Panic! At the Disco front man Brendon Urie is currently making his Broadway debut as 'Charlie Price' in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots! [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Door Secrets: Visiting KINKY BOOTS with Brendon Urie's Biggest Fans!&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [San Francisco Theatre Under Fire for Willfully Producing Unsanctioned Adaptation of Play]( by Julie Musbach According to Arts Integrity Initiative, Shelton Theatre in San Francisco is currently running a production of THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT that openly violates the playwright's wishes and copyright law. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Francisco Theatre Under Fire for Willfully Producing Unsanctioned Adaptation of Play&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Disney's Live-Action ALADDIN Casts Its 'Jafar'! SNL Alum Also Joins Cast]( Marwan Kenzari, star of the upcoming MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, will take on the role voiced by Jonathan Freeman in the animated movie. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Live-Action ALADDIN Casts Its 'Jafar'! SNL Alum Also Joins Cast&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jonathan Groff Replaces Matthew Morrison at Westport Country Playhouse Gala]( 'Hamilton' Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Jonathan Groff has stepped in to headline Westport Country Playhouse's 2017 Gala on Saturday evening, September 9. Groff will replace previously announced Matthew Morrison who is no longer available to perform at this year's Gala due to a scheduling conflict. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Groff Replaces Matthew Morrison at Westport Country Playhouse Gala&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Complete Casting Announced for TORCH SONG at Second Stage Theater]( Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced complete casting for its upcoming production of?Harvey Fierstein's?TORCH SONG,?directed by?Moises Kaufman. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Casting Announced for TORCH SONG at Second Stage Theater&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Laura Linney Will Be Honored with William Shakespeare Award in D.C.]( To acknowledge her outstanding contribution to classical theatre in America, Actress Laura Linney will be awarded the Shakespeare Theatre Company's prestigious William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (Will Award) at the Harman Center for the Arts 10th Anniversary Gala on Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Sidney Harman Hall. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Linney Will Be Honored with William Shakespeare Award in D.C.&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [Everybody Say Yeah! Original KINKY BOOTS Stars Billy Porter and Stark Sands Will Return this Fall]( Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that Tony Award winner Billy Porter (whose recent studio album: Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts) and Tony Award nominee Stark Sands (who appears alongside Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in Spielberg's upcoming The Papers) will return to Kinky Boots this fall. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Say Yeah! Original KINKY BOOTS Stars Billy Porter and Stark Sands Will Return this Fall&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Darren Criss Performs 'I Dreamed A Dream' Live on TODAY]( Broadway alum Darren Criss?stopped by NBC's TODAY to perform the LES MIS classic 'I Dreamed A Dream' in honor of the 3rd Annual Elsie Fest,?taking place this year on October 8th [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( Darren Criss Performs 'I Dreamed A Dream' Live on TODAY&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- [KINKY BOOTS Cast is Auctioning Off Collectibles to Raise Money for Cast Member's Cancer Treatment]( Alternative Press is reporting that the cast of Kinky Boots is currently running an online auction of collectibles and fan experiences to raise money for Eric L. Summers who is currently battling cancer. All proceeds will go towards his medical bills. [Click Here to Read More]( [Share on Facebook]( [Tweet]( BOOTS Cast is Auctioning Off Collectibles to Raise Money for Cast Member's Cancer Treatment&url= --------------------------------------------------------------- Click [here]( 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: