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Listen: Brantley’s Odd “Miss Saigon” Review Out of Step with Other Critics, Jennifer Morrison Joins Matthew Perry’s “The End of Longing,” and Asmeret Ghebremichael Joins “Dreamgirls!”

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) Critics Review Broadway’s “Miss Saigon” Revival

2) Ben Brantley Coherently Weighs in on “The New Yorkers” at Encores

3) Show and Casting News

Jennifer Morrison Joins Matthew Perry’s “The End of Longing” at MCC

Asmeret Ghebremichael Joins West End’s “Dreamgirls”

La Jolla “Margaritaville” Completes Casting

Jerry Seinfeld to Produce “Letters from a Nut” at the Geffen

4) Audience Mistakes Mid-Show Replacement for “Play that Goes Wrong” Gag

Listen: New York Times Names Jesse Green Co-Chief Theater Critic, Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel Finally, Dylan and the Chocolate Factory

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

Pre 1. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy

Dylan Lauren (via her candy empire Dylan’s Candy Bar) will be the official curator of all promotional things digestible, edible and wonderfully tasty.

Pre 2. SIGNIFICANT OTHER to add Sunday night, remove Wednesday matinee

1. The New York Times Names Jesse Green Co-Chief Theater Critic He starts on May 1.

Jesse on Facebook | Twitter

2. Meanwhile, in the features section of the Times, Michael Paulson spotlights two great american playwrights — Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel, who are quite accomplished, but are just now getting their plays produced on Broadway

3. Broadway-Aimed Musical Hadestown Workshopped With Reeve Carney BY ADAM HETRICK

4. Manhattan Theatre Club announced two shows yesterday: THE CHILDREN (on Broadway) and ACTUALLY (off-Broadway)

5. Vanessa Williams, Andy Cohen, and LaChanze Lead April CONCERT FOR AMERICA

6. Sir Ian McKellen to Return to the London Stage

London’s Park Theatre

7. ANY LIAM WILL DO

Andrew Lloyd Webber wants Liam Payne to star in return of musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The composer, 69, has put the pop star at the top of his hit list for the show’s 50th anniversary when it relaunches this Christmas

8 Recommendations

VIDEO: New Pasek/Paul Song + All Musical Numbers from SUPERGIRL/FLASH Crossover!

BWW TV: Take a Trip Back in Time with Highlights from Encores! THE NEW YORKERS

Listen: Rick Elice Writing Monopoly Musical, “The Fantasticks” to Close AGAIN, Matt Reviews “The Flash”/”Supergirl” Musical Crossover!

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) Michael Riedel Shares Plans for “Monopoly” Musical

2) “Mean Girls” Highlights the National Theatre’s Upcoming Season

3) Show and Casting News

“The Fantasticks” to Close Off-Broadway (Again)

Hannah Cabell and John Ellison Conlee to Lead Suzan-Lori Parks’s “Venus”

Michael Urie, Mary Testa, and Michael McGrath Join “The Government Inspector” Off-Broadway

4) Shonda Rhimes Becomes Patron of LA’s IAMA Theatre

5) Tim Minchin, Ben Platt, Abigail Spencer, and James Corden Star in “Donald: The Musical”

6) Matt’s Review of “The Flash”/“Supergirl” Musical Crossover

Listen: Alan Menken Wants Harvey Fierstein for “Little Mermaid” Remake, Javier Munoz Returns to “Hamilton,” and Last Week’s Broadway Grosses!

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

Megan Hilty and Brian Gallagher Welcome Second Child

“Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened” Now Available on Most Streaming Services

1) Alan Menken Has an Unusual Casting Idea for “The Little Mermaid” Live Adaptation

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

3) Show and Casting News

Javier Munoz to Return to “Hamilton” Tonight

Broadway Stars Join New York Pops

4) “Supergirl” and “The Flash” Musical Cross-Over Tonight

5) Broadway Stars Unite for an Epic Broadway/Pop Music Mash-Up

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Ellen Lauren about “Chess Match No. 5″ presented by the Abingdon Theatre Company.

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

Listen: Cy Coleman’s Widow Confirms “Sweet Charity” Revival in the Works, “Beauty and the Beast” Breaks Box Office Record, and John Kander’s Birthday Wishes!

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) Cy Coleman’s Widow Confirms “Sweet Charity” Revival in the Works for Next Season

2) “Beauty and the Beast” Sets March Box Office Record

3) “1984” To Come to Broadway in May

4) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

5) Nick Blaemire’s “A Little More Alive” to Be Adapted for the Big Screen

6) Recommendations

Highlights from Broadway Backwards

Broadway’s Best With John Kander a Happy 90th Birthday

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Rick Pender, the Executive Editor and Publisher of Everything Sondheim. We review Come From Away, Anything Goes @ Musicals Tonight, Significant Other, The Price, Bareback Ink @ IRT, and The Assembly’s Home/Sick.

 

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Panel:

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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Pre: Peter is at a Drama Desk executive meeting and called in for Trivia

Guest: Rick Pender, Executive Editor and Publisher of Everything Sondheim

Everything Sondheim

Executive Editor and Publisher RICK PENDER served as managing editor of The Sondheim Review (TSR) from 2004 to 2015; he began as a contributor to that publication in 1997. A past chair of the American Theatre Critics Association, he covers theatre for Cincinnati CityBeat.

Listen: The World Premiere Of Arlita Jones’ “Summerland” Coming To Playhouse In The Park by Rick Pender

 

Reviews: 

JM + MP + JF: Come From Away @ Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street

MP: Anything Goes @ Musicals Tonight @ Theatre Row – The Lion Theatre , 410 West 42nd Street, through March 26, 2017

JM + JF: Significant Other @ Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street

JF: The Price @ American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, through May 07, 2017

MP: Bareback Ink @ IRT, 154 Christopher Street, through March 20, 2017

JF: The Assembly’s Home/Sick @ Jack, 505 1/2 Waverly Ave Brooklyn, through March 25, 2017

 

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Next Week: 

PF: Rachael Lily Rosenbloom and Don’t You Ever Forget It

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Music:

Come From Away – Me and The Sky (LIVE)

 

The cast of Come From Away perform “Welcome to the Rock” live in Studio q

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Listen: Critics Weigh in on Roundabout’s “The Price,” “Children of a Lesser God” Heading for Broadway, Corden’s Crosswalk “Beauty and the Beast”

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) Critics Review Roundabout’s Revival of “The Price”

2) Michael Riedel Reports “Children of a Lesser God” Likely to Head to Broadway

3) Kate Shindle and Arts Orgs Rally for the NEA

4) Phylicia Rashad to Direct “The Roommate” at Steppenwolf

5) Recommendations

“Supergirl”/”The Flash” Musical Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek

James Corden’s “Beauty and the Beast” Crosswalk Musical

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member José Joaquin Perez about “Fish Men” presented by the Intar Theatre.

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

Listen: Justin Trudeau and Ivanka Trump Attend “Come From Away,” “Joan of Arc: Into the Fire” Opens to Devastating Reviews, and Matt’s Controversial “Beauty and the Beast” Review

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

Any and all feedback is appreciated: [email protected] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ivanka Trump Attend “Come From Away”

Trudeau Addresses the “Come From Away” Audience

2) Critics Review “Joan of Arc: Into the Fire” at the Public Theatre

3) Roundabout’s Revival of Arthur Miller’s “The Price” Opens Tonight

4) Joshua Jackson, Stephen Spinella, and More Join Kenny Leon’s “Children of a Lesser God”

Kenny Leon was Announced to Direct a “Children of a Lesser God” Revival in 2014

5) Jayne Atkinson, Micah Stock, and More Join Williamstown Theatre Festival

6) Matt’s Controversial “Beauty and the Beast” Review