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Listen: “Sunset Boulevard” Announces Month-Long Extension, Sondheim to Receive PEN Literary Award, NYT Examines Broadway’s Bathroom Problem.

“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) “Sunset Boulevard” Announce Month-Long Extension

2) Stephen Sondheim to Become First Composer-Lyricist to Receive PEN Literary Service Award

3) New York City Looking to Take a Larger Slice of Theatre Air Rights

4) Michael Paulson Looks at Broadway’s Bathroom Problem

5) William Daniels to Release Memoir this Spring

6) Timeout New York Releases their 50-Best Plays of All-Time List

7) Recommendations

Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole Sing from “War Paint”

Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford Cut the Ribbon at the Hudson Theatre

Listen: Charles Isherwood Out as NYT Theatre Critic, Jake Gyllenhaal Stuns in Backstage SITPWG Performance, and Matt’s Review of the “Gentleman’s Guide” Tour!

“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) Charles Isherwood Out as Theatre Critic at the New York Times

Michael Paulson’s Job Description Tweet

2) Show and Casting News

Off-Broadway Company of “Indecent” Transfers to Broadway

“Cabaret” Tour Finds New Leads

“On Your Feet” to Begin Tour in Miami in the Fall

Primary Stages Announces Cast for New York Premiere of “Daniel’s Husband”

Broadway Backwards Announces 2017 Performers

4) James Corden Likely Not Hosting the 2017 Tonys

5) Cynthia Erivo and John Legend to Perform Grammys’ In Memoriam

6) Recommendations

Lea Salonga Sings “Burn” From “Hamilton”

Jake Gyllenhaal Sings “Finishing the Hat” at the Hudson Theatre

7) Matt’s Review of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” National Tour Stop in Orlando

Listen: They are Currently Holding “Harry Potter” on Broadway Auditions, Ayad Akhtar’s “Junk” to Broadway this Fall, “Hello, Dolly!” Gonna Be Making Bank!

“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) “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Begins Auditions for Winter 2018 Broadway Bow

2) Lincoln Center to Bring Ayad Akhtar’s “Junk” to Broadway this Fall

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

“Hello, Dolly!” Releases Expensive Front-Row Seats

4) Show and Casting News

Reg Rogers and Tedra Millan Join “Present Laughter” on Broadway

Mare Winningham Joins “Joan of Arc” Musical at the Public

Jamie Brewer to Play Title Role in Roundabout’s “Amy and the Orphans”

5) Lawsuit Filed Against “Hamilton” Ponzi Schemers

6) Ben Platt, Kelli O’Hara, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and More Set for MCC “Miscast”

7) Nikka Graff Lanzarone at 54 Below

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Ray Anthony Thomas about “Jitney,” presented by the Manhattan Theatre Club at The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

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

Listen: “Sunday in the Park” Will Not Be Tony Eligible, “Moulin Rouge!” Sets First Reading, and the Schuyler Sisters Slay at the Super Bowl!

“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) Gyllenhaal and Ashford’s “Sunday in the Park” Will Not Be Tony Eligible

2) “Moulin Rouge!” Plans Spring Reading in New York

3) “Yen” Extends into March at MCC

4) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Tuesday 2/7:

“The Glass Menagerie” Begins Previews on Broadway

“Linda”Begins Previews Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club

“On the Exhale” Begins Previews at Roundabout Underground

“Wakey, Wakey” Begins Previews at the Signature Theatre

Wednesday 2/8:

“The Penitent” Begins Previews Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company

Thursday 2/9:

“Sunset Boulevard” Officially Opens on Broadway

Saturday 2/11:

Sunday in the Park with George Begins Performances On Broadway

Sunday 2/12:

“Beardo” Officially Opens Off-Broadway

6) The Schuyler Sister Slay at the Super Bowl

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Georgie, Yen, The Full Monty, Mope, Cardiff, Fade, and New York Philharmonic. We discuss Sunset Boulevard, Sunday in the Park, Paul Jabara’s Rachael Lily Rosenbloom, Nick & Nora, and 1984.

 

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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.

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.

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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.

Notes and links for the podcast.

Reviews: 

PF + MP: Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose by Ed Dixon @ the Davenport Theatre, 354 West 45th Street, through April 15, 2017

In Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose, Ed Dixon recounts his own tale of how he came to know and admire two-time Tony® Award-winning character actor George Rose (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, My Fair Lady, The Pirates of Penzance) over a twenty-year friendship until the unimaginable changed everything.

PF: MCC Theater’s production of Yen @ The Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St, through March 4, 2017

Lucas Hedges

Stefania LaVie Owen

Justice Smith

MP: The Full Monty @ John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main Street, Northport, NY, through March 5, 2017

PF: Mope @ Ensemble Studio Theater, 545 West 52nd Street, through February 19, 2017

MP: Cardiff @ Duplex

— Cardiff Tapes (1972) by Garth Evans

— Blueprint Specials @ The Intrepid  co-produced by The Public

— Today on Broadway: Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Listen: “Mean Girls” to Premiere in DC this Fall, and We Chat with Broadway’s Busiest Princess, Laura Osnes!

PF: Primary Stages production of Fade @ Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, through March 5, 2017

MP: New York Philharmonic

 

Discussion: 

Sunset Blvd recordings, revival

Sunday in the Park Revival Withdraws From Tony Awards Consideration by Robert Viagas

Producers say the limited run stands “appropriately outside of any awards competition.”

Paul Jabara’s Rachael Lily Rosenbloom… and don’t you … March 13, 2017 @ 54 Below

Nick & Nora Reunion Concert, May 2, 2017 @ 54 Below

You Will Be Watching Big Brother: Orwell’s 1984 Coming to Broadway by Robert Viagas

The hit London production will be the first show of the 2017-18 season.

MP: 2009 production of 1984 @ 59e59 by the Godlight Theater Company

 

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Sunset Boulevard [American Recording]

Sunset Boulevard

As If We Never Said Goodbye

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In the first episode of “On My Way to a B.F.A.” Natalie talks about her college audition process, she discusses picking a program to spend the next four years at with “Annoying Actor Friend,” Andrew Briedis, and she gets the parental perspective of college auditions when she talks to her parents.

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“On My Way to a B.F.A.” is hosted by Natalie Noack, a freshman in the Musical Theatre B.F.A. program at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford.

Listen: “Sunset Boulevard” Begins Performances, “1984” Announces Broadway Run, “Lady Day” Heads to London, “On My Way to a BFA” Preview!

“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:

“Sunset Boulevard” Began Performances on Broadway

1) “1984” to Open 2017-2018 Broadway Season

Michael Riedel Talks About “1984” Transfer

2) Audra McDonald Announces Reschedule West End Debut

3) “Groundhog Day” Announces First Preview Ticket Contest

“Groundhog Day” Press Preview Video

4) Jennifer Damiano to Lead “Cruel Intentions: The Musical” Pop-Up Run

5) “Beauty and the Beast” Tickets Already Selling Out

6) Starlight Theatre in Kansas City to Live Stream the Opening Number to “First Date” Tonight

7) “On My Way to a BFA” with Natalie Noack Preview

Listen: Bill and Hillary Visit “In Transit”… no really, Stars Join “Babes in Toyland,” and “Theatre Talk” to Remember Elaine Stritch!

“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) Bill and Hillary Clinton Come Back to Broadway

2) Show and Casting News

Stars Sign Up for “Babes in Toyland” Concert

Cast Announced for New York Premiere of “Church & State”

Melissa Errico Joins Mary-Mitchell Campbell Tribute at Transport Group

3) Theatre on Screen

Trailer Released for Stephen Karam’s “Speech and Debate”

“Theatre Talk” to Celebrate Elaine Stritch this Weekend

4) Recommendations

What it Takes to Market “Chicago”

Iconic Costume Display at the New York Public Library

Listen: Actors Fund and Mount Sinai Partner of Performing Arts Health Center, Pasek & Paul Pen Song for The Flash, and Jackie Burns Kills “Adele Dazeem Medley!”

“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:

TKTS Locations

1) Actors Fund and Mount Sinai to Open Performing Arts Health Center

2) Ken Ludwig’s “A Comedy of Tenors” Begins Performances Tomorrow at Papermill

3) Theatrical TV News

BroadwayHD Offers Super Bowl Special 

Pasek and Paul and Rachel Bloom Pen Songs for “Supergirl”/”The Flash” Musical Crossover

4) Recommendations

Laura Osnes Mashes Up “La La Land” and Disney’s “Cinderella”

Nicholas Barasch, Kyle Scatliffe, and Lauren Worsham Preview Encores’ “Big River”

Jackie Burns Performs “Adele Dazeem Medley”