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Listen: Critics Weigh In on “Terms of My Surrender” and “A Doll’s House, Part 2’s” New Cast. “Jersey Boys” Set to Return to New York!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) Critics Review Michael Moore’s “The Terms of My Surrender”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Michael-Moore-Brings-His-Act-to-Broadway-in-THE-TERMS-OF-MY-SURRENDER-20170810

Highlights from “The Terms of My Surrender”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Michael-Moore-Goes-In-on-Trump-in-New-Clip-from-THE-TERMS-OF-MY-SURRENDER-20170809

2) Critics Also Return to “A Doll’s House, Part 2”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-The-Critics-Check-In-with-the-New-Stars-of-A-DOLLS-HOUSE-PART-2-20170810

3) The “Jersey Boys” are Coming Back to New York

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Theyre-Working-Their-Way-Back-JERSEY-BOYS-Will-Return-Off-Broadway-This-Fall-20170810

4) Show and Casting News

Cristin Milioti to Lead Zoe Kazan’s “After the Blast” at Lincoln Center

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cristin-Milioti-William-Jackson-Harper-to-Lead-Zoe-Kazans-AFTER-THE-BLAST-for-LCT3-20170810

Steve Kazee Posts Picture of “The Sting” Workshop Cast

https://twitter.com/SteveKazee/status/895794162515279872

Casting Search Announced to Find “A Christmas Story: Live’s” Ralphie

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Casting-Search-Announced-for-Role-of-Ralphie-in-FOXs-A-CHRISTMAS-STORY-20170810

5) The LA Times Takes You Behind the Scenes of “Hamilton’s” Four-Month Run

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-hamilton-takes-los-angeles-20170813-story.html

Michael Riedel Gives a Glimpse of the “Frozen” Costumes

http://nypost.com/2017/08/10/the-costumes-in-frozen-the-musical-are-nothing-like-youd-expect/

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Andrea Bianchi about “Curvy Widow,” presented at the West Side Theatre.

Class Notes actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off and off-off Broadway.

Listen: Bruce Springsteen Makes his Broadway Plans Official and “Bandstand” Announces Closing Date.

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) The Boss Makes His Broadway Plans Official

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bruce-Springsteen-to-Make-His-Broadway-Debut-this-Fall-in-SPRINGSTEEN-ON-BROADWAY-at-Walter-Kerr-Theatre-20170809

2) “Bandstand” Announce Closing Date on Broadway

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-BANDSTAND-Will-Play-Final-Broadway-Performance-This-September-20170809

3)Show and Casting News

“Waitress” Announces Tour Cast

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Desi-Oakley-to-Bake-Pies-on-the-Road-in-WAITRESS-National-Tour-Cast-Complete-20170809

New Details Revealed About “Frozen’s” Transition to the Stage

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/theater/replicate-or-reinvent-disneys-frozen-moves-to-the-stage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Manhattan Theatre Club to Honor Hall Prince this Fall

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Manhattan-Theatre-Club-to-Honor-Hal-Prince-at-Fall-Benefit-20170809

Cast Announced for “Benny and Joon” World Premiere

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andrew-Samonsky-and-Hannah-Elless-to-Star-in-BENNY-JOON-Musical-at-The-Old-Globel-Cast-Creatives-Set-20170809

Steve Kazee to Lead a Reading of “The Sting” Musical

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Winner-Steve-Kazee-to-Lead-Industry-Reading-of-New-Musical-Based-On-Hit-Movie-THE-STING-20170810

4) Bill Murray Finally Saw “Groundhog Day: The Musical” Twice

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/What-Made-Bill-Murray-Break-Into-Sobs-at-GROUNDHOG-DAY-20170809

Bill Murray Finally Saw “Groundhog Day: The Musical” Twice

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/What-Did-We-Do-to-Deserve-Bill-Murray-Comedy-Legend-Returns-to-GROUNDHOG-DAY-for-Second-Night-in-a-Row-20170809

Listen: Broadway Legend Barbara Cook Passes Away, “Great Comet” Announces Closing, and “Once on this Island” and “Margaritaville” Make Casting Announcements!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) Broadway Legend Barbara Cook Passes Away

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Legendary-Barbara-Cook-Has-Passed-Away-at-89-20170808

Broadway Will Dim its Lights Tomorrow

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Will-Dim-Lights-Tomorrow-in-Memory-of-Barbara-Cook-20170808

2) “Great Comet” Announces a Closing Date

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-THE-GREAT-COMET-Announces-September-Broadway-Closing-Final-Performers-for-Role-of-Pierre-20170808

3) Stars Join Upcoming “Once on this Island” Revival

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Lea-Salonga-Merle-Dandridge-Quentin-Earl-Darrington-Alex-Newell-Join-ONCE-ON-THIS-ISLAND-20170808

4) Broadway Cast Announced for “Escape to Margaritaville”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Paul-Alexander-Nolan-Alison-Luff-Lisa-Howard-and-More-to-Star-in-ESCAPE-TO-MARGARITAVILLE-on-Broadway-Full-Cast-Announced-20170808

5) Quick Show and Casting News

FOX Announces “A Christmas Story: Live” Date and First Star

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/FOX-Reveals-Air-Date-for-Live-Musical-Event-A-CHRISTMAS-STORY-Maya-Rudolph-to-Star-20170808

“Hamilton” Teases Major Announcements on Friday

August 11 is going to be a #BitOfADay… for a few reasons.

Posted by Hamilton: An American Musical on Tuesday, August 8, 2017

6) Laura Benanti Remembers Barbara Cook

Listen: Broadway Casts of “Meteor Shower” and “Time and the Conways” Announced and “Indecent” Hits Box Office High in Final Week!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

Claybourne Elder and Eric Rosen Welcome their First Child

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Claybourne-Elder-Eric-Rosen-Welcome-Baby-Boy-to-the-Family-20170807

1) All-Star Cast Announced for Steve Martin’s “Meteor Shower” on Broadway

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Amy-Schumer-Laura-Benanti-and-Keegan-Michael-Key-to-Lead-Steve-Martins-METEOR-SHOWER-on-Broadway-20170807

2) More Stars Join Roundabout’s “Time and the Conways”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.php?colid=1664993&preview=on

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

http://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

“Indecent” Closes Broadway Run with Record Week

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/INDECENT-Ends-Broadway-Run-with-Stunning-Final-Week-Gross-of-739171-20170807

4) Additional Casting News

Cast Announced for Tracy Lett’s “The Minutes” Pre-Broadway Run

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/William-Petersen-and-More-Join-the-Cast-of-Tracy-Letts-Broadway-Bound-THE-MINUTES-20170807

Casting Complete for Second Stage’s “Torch Song”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Complete-Casting-Announced-for-TORCH-SONG-at-Second-Stage-Theater-20170807

5) Harvard Theater Graduates Blame Diane Paulus for Crippling Debt

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/theater/harvard-graduate-theater-debt.html

Listen: “The Band’s Visit” Completes its Cast, San Fran Theatre Illegally Edits “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” and More!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

Broadway Bids Farewell to “Indecent”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Flashback-Broadway-History-is-History–INDECENT-Takes-Its-Final-Broadway-Bow-Today-20170806

“Kinky Boots” Says Goodbye to Brendon Urie

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Panic-Has-Ended-Brendon-Urie-Exits-KINKY-BOOTS-Today-20170806

1) “The Band’s Visit” Completes its Broadway Cast

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.php?colid=1663932&preview=on

2) San Francisco Theatre Illegally Edits “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”

http://www.artsintegrity.org/judas-iscariot-doesnt-deserve-this-treatment/

3) The New York Times Releases Official and Rejected “Frozen” Posters

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/theater/heres-the-new-frozen-musical-poster-and-seven-that-didnt-make-the-cut.html

4) “Great Comet” Think Pieces Hit the Internet

Lee Seymour at “Forbes”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2017/08/04/what-broadway-can-learn-from-the-great-comet-debacle

Diep Tran at “American Theatre”

http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/08/04/the-great-comet-of-internet-outrage/

5) Recommendations

Idina Menzel Duets with Boy at Concert

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Little-Boy-Wows-Idina-Menzel-with-His-Own-Let-It-Go-at-Texas-Concert-20170804

Kristin Chenoweth and Sterling K. Brown duet at TCA Awards

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/06/kristin-chenoweths-surprise-duet-partner-sterling-k-brown/543379001/

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, and James Marino talk about The Public Theater production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Donna Murphy in Hello, Dolly!, Curvy Widow, Second Stage production of A Parallelogram, The Public Theater Cancels Several Performances of ‘Hamlet’, Sam Shepard, a new Little Shop movie, and more.

 

 

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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook

PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, “The Great Parade”, available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places.

Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter

Jena is a theater writer and reviewer whose articles have appeared online at TimeOutNewYork.com, Playbill.com, BroadwayWorld.com and NewYorkTheaterGuide.com.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, Everything Sondheim and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.

Matt Tamanini | Twitter

MATT TAMANINI is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the “Some Like it Pop” podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt.

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Reviews: 

PF + JF + JM: The Public Theater production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, July 11 – August 13

— Annaleigh Ashford

— Danny Burstein

PF: Donna Murphy in Hello, Dolly!

PF: Curvy Widow @ Westside Theatre (Upstairs), 407 West 43rd Street

PF: Second Stage production of A Parallelogram @ Tony Kiser Theater, 305 West 43rd Street

 

News: 

The Public Theater Cancels Several Performances of ‘Hamlet’ by SOPAN DEB

at Anspacher Theater June 20 – September 3

 

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, August 1, 2017: Peter Filichia Remembers Sam Shepard

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Reboot In the Works at Warner Bros; Josh Gad & Rebel Wilson to Star? by Caryn Robbins

 

Billy Porter and Stark Sands to Return to “Kinky Boots”

Original London Stars to Premiere “Harry Potter” on Broadway

“Once on this Island” Announces Initial Casting

Bette Midler to Exit “Hello, Dolly!” in January

Great Comet future

Jesse Oxfeld: OK, the 800-odd Playbills may not spark joy. But what kind of monster throws out Playbills?

 

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Listen: “Hamlet” Cancels Saturday Performances and The Kennedy Center Opts for Pop Culture!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

1) The Public Theatre Cancels Saturday Performances of “Hamlet”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/theater/the-public-theater-cancels-several-performances-of-hamlet.html

2) Kennedy Center Opts for Pop Culture Over Fine Arts for this Year’s Honors

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/the-kennedy-center-honors-abandon-the-arts-for-pop-culture/2017/08/02/0287e65c-77a0-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html?utm_term=.5d3017ab9776

3) “The Parisian Woman” Finds its Broadway Home

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-PARISIAN-WOMAN-to-Play-Broadways-Hudson-Theatre-20170803

4) ABC Cancels “Little Mermaid” Live Sing-a-Long

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/08/03/abc-drops-plans-little-mermaid-musical/535299001/

5) Gene Fisch and New York New Works Theatre Festival Interview

– The Duke Theatre on 42nd Street

– October 2nd through November 6th

– Instagram is nynw_theatre_festival

– Twitter is #NYNWtheatrefest

– www.nynwtheatrefestival.com

Listen: Catching Up on All the News We’ve Missed this Week, “Kinky Boots” and “Harry Potter” Make Casting Announcements, and “Indecent” Coming to BroadwayHD!

“Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day.

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Notes:

“Prince of Broadway” Begins Performances Tonight

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Legendary-Career-of-Hal-Prince-Hits-the-Great-White-Way-Tomorrow-in-PRINCE-OF-BROADWAY-20170802

Brynn O’Malley and Bobby Moynihan Welcome Daughter

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HONEYMOON-IN-VEGAS-Star-Brynn-OMalley-SNLs-Bobby-Moynihan-Welcome-Baby-Girl-20170802

1) Broadway Show and Casting News

Billy Porter and Stark Sands to Return to “Kinky Boots”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Everybody-Say-Yeah-Original-KINKY-BOOTS-Stars-Billy-Porter-and-Stark-Sands-will-Return-this-Fall-20170802

Original London Stars to Premiere “Harry Potter” on Broadway

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jamie-Parker-Noma-Dumezweni-and-More-to-Star-in-HARRY-POTTER-AND-THE-CURSED-CHILD-on-Broadway-Cast-Announced-20170802

“Once on this Island” Announces Initial Casting

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Phillip-Boykin-Alysha-Deslorieux-Kenita-R-Miller-and-More-to-Set-Sail-with-Broadways-ONCE-ON-THIS-ISLAND-20170801

Bette Midler to Exit “Hello, Dolly!” in January

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bette-Midler-Confirms-Final-Bow-in-Broadways-HELLO-DOLLY-20170801

2) Non-Broadway Show and Casting News

Carrie Coon to Lead “Mary Jane” at NYTW

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cast-Complete-for-Amy-Herzogs-MARY-JANE-at-New-York-Theatre-Workshop-20170802

Matt Doyle and More Join “A Clockwork Orange” Off-Broadway

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Matt-Doyle-and-More-Complete-Cast-for-A-CLOCKWORK-ORANGE-Off-Broadway-20170801

Kenneth Branagh to Direct Tom Hiddleston’s “Hamlet”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/RADA-President-Kenneth-Branagh-to-Direct-Tom-Hiddleston-in-HAMLET-20170801

Michelle Dockery Joins Bryan Cranston in “Network”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michelle-Dockery-Joins-Bryan-Cranston-In-NETWORK-At-The-National-Theatre-20170802

3) Small Screen News

“Indecent” to Join BroadwayHD Lineup

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.php?colid=1661983&preview=on

“Falsettos” to Air on PBS in October

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PBS-to-Present-Tony-Nominated-FALSETTOS-This-October-20170801

Audra McDonald Joins “The Good Fight”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Winner-Audra-McDonald-Joins-Cast-of-THE-GOOD-FIGHT-as-Series-Regular-20170802

4) Concert News

Odom Jr., Foster, Groff, and Block Set for “Live from Lincoln Center”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jonathan-Groff-Sutton-Foster-More-Set-for-LIVE-FROM-LINCOLN-CENTER-on-PBS-20170801

Cumming, Michele, Criss, and More Set for Elsie Fest

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Alan-Cumming-Lea-Michele-and-Darren-Criss-to-Headline-3rd-Annual-Elsie-Fest-20170801

5) Recommendations

“Come From Away” Star Rodney Hicks Makes Emotional Announcement

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rodney-Hicks-Departs-COME-FROM-AWAY-Due-to-Neurological-Disorder-20170801

Inside “Hamilton’s” Universal Swings with MarketWatch

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/meet-the-hamilton-actors-who-play-up-to-18-roles-in-the-hit-show-2017-07-28

Celia Keenan-Bolger Talks “A Parallelogram” and More with The Interval

http://theintervalny.com/interviews/2017/08/celia-keenan-bolger-three-years-later/