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Listen: Stage and Screen Star Carrie Fisher Dies at Age 60. Lin-Manuel Miranda Named AP Entertainer of the Year, 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:

1) Legendary Actress and Writer Carrie Fisher Passes Away

2) Lin-Manuel Miranda Named 2016 AP Entertainer of the Year

3) Christmas Week’s Holiday Grosses

4) “Falsettos” to Air on “Live from Lincoln Center” in 2017

5) Matt’s “Fences” Review

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Charles Busch. Reviews include Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, Othello at New York Theatre Workshop, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and The Babylon Line at Lincoln Center Theater.

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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.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

BroadwayStars

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.

 

Notes and links for the podcast.

 

Guest: Charles Busch

http://www.charlesbusch.com/

CHARLES BUSCH’S NEW YEAR’S EVE SHOW @ Feinstein’s/54 Below

Charles Busch on the First Time He Performed in Drag (The New York Times, December 20, 2016)

Charles on Wikipedia

CD @ Broadway Records: Charles Busch – Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below

PF + CB: Bright Colors and Bold Patterns @ Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street, through December 30, 2016

— Audition Disasters ~ Drew Droege

 

Reviews: 

JM + MP + PF: Othello @ New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street, January 18, 2017

Marsha Stephanie Blake

Rachel Brosnahan

Daniel Craig

David Oyelowo

PF: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 @ Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street

JM + MP: The Babylon Line @ Lincoln Center Theater, 150 West 65th Street, through January 22, 2017

Maddie Corman

Randy Graff

Julie Halston

Michael Oberholtzer

Josh Radnor

Elizabeth Reaser

Frank Wood

Flashback: This Week on Broadway for October 9, 2016: Richard Greenberg

 

 

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Post Script:

Next Week:  (Possible discussions that we didn’t get to this week)

PF: The Band’s Visit @ Atlantic Theater Company, Linda Gross Theater, 336 W. 20th St, through January 8, 2017

MP: Daniel Reichard @ Birdland, “DANIEL REICHARD’S GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS”

MP: Steven Brinberg @ 54 Below, “SIMPLY BARBRA HOLIDAY SHOW: THE MUSIC, THE MEM’RIES, THE MATZO…”

PF: Rancho Viejo @ Playwrights Horizons

 

Explicit: No

Music:

Charles Busch – Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below @ BroadwayRecords.com

4. Bill

12. What a Lot of Flowers/Hurry, It s Lovely Up Here

15. A Parade in Town/Sail Away

 

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Listen: Broadway Remembers Tony-Winner Dick Latessa, BroadwayHD to Stream “Holiday Inn,” and “Amelie” Out-of-Town Reviews!

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

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Notes:

1) Tony-Winner Dick Latessa Passes Away

Broadway Remembers Dick Latessa

2) BroadwayHD to Live-Stream “Holiday Inn” Next Month

3) Critics Weigh in on “Amelie” at the Ahmanson Center

4) Show and Casting News

The Donmar Warehouse’s All-Female “Tempest” to Transfer to St. Ann’s Warehouse

Original Bobby Child, Harry Groener, Joins MCP’s “Crazy for You” Concert

“Gentleman’s Guide” Stars Reunite for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “My Fair Lady”

5) “Good Morning America” to Celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber Tomorrow

6) From Broadway with Love DVD/Blu-Ray Set Now Available

Listen: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Casts Adults as Kids, Kate Walsh Heads to Roundabout, and Dick Van Dyke in Talks to Join “Mary Poppins” Sequel!

“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) Willy Wonka Finds the “Kids” for his Chocolate Factory

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

3) Show and Casting News

Kate Walsh to Lead “If I Forget” at Roundabout

Gabriel Ebert and Christopher Sears Join Harvey Fierstein in “Gently Down the Stream” at the Public

Joe Cassidy to Replace Eric Anderson in “Waitress”

4) Winter Broadway and Off-Broadway Weeks Announced

5) Dick Van Dyke in Talks to Appear in “Mary Poppins” Sequel

6) Annaleigh Ashford Says “Oh, Hello” in New Clip

Listen: Pacino and Light Set for Pasadena, New Musicals about Alan Jay Lerner and Tina Turner Get Workshops, & Rocky to Head NEA!

“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:

“The Present” Starring Cate Blanchett Began Broadway Performances on Saturday

1) “God Looked Away” Starring Al Pacino and Judith Light to Play Pasadena before Broadway

2) Susan Stroman Directing “New” Alan Jay Lerner Musical

3) Adrienne Warren to Play Tina Turner in Workshop of New Musical

4) Shaiman and Wittman to Write Score for New Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig Movie Musical

5) Sylvester Stallone Reportedly Offered High Position in National Endowment for the Arts

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member David Abeles about Broadway’s first a cappella musical, “In Transit.”

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

Listen: “Band’s Visit” & “Othello” Eyeing Broadway, Arden Changing “Once on this Island’s” Sound, and Josh Groban’s Broadway Boot Camp!

“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)

BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook

Notes:

1) Michael Riedel’s Dishing Broadway Rumors for “The Band’s Visit” and “Othello”

2) “Once on this Island” Workshop Looks into Changing how the Show Sounds

3) Show and Casting News

Encores! Announces Cast for “Big River” Concert

Muny Announces 2017 Creative Teams

More Stars Join All-Female “Jesus Christ Superstar” Concert

4) We Get by with a Little Help from our Friends

Center Theatre Group’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” from Sam Gonzalez and Ali Laffer

Official “Hamilton” Line of Succession from Shane Marshall Brown

5) The New York Times Looks at Josh Groban’s Broadway Boot Camp

Listen: Taran Killam to Join “Hamilton,” Osnes & Yazbeck to “Crazy for You” Concert, Denzel to Direct “Ma Rainey” Movie!

“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) Show and Casting News

“Hamilton” Announces New Leads

Manhattan Concert Productions Announces Starry “Crazy for You” Concert

Atlantic Sells Out, then Extends, “The Band’s Visit”

Broadway Stars to Return to “Motown” Tour

2) TV and Movie Theatrical News

Denzel Washington Working on “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Film

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Animated Musical “Vivo” Set for 2020 Sony Release

Alex Timbers in Talks to Lead Disney’s “Cruella” Starring Emma Stone

CMT Announces Premiere Date for “Million Dollar Quartet” Series

3) The Village Voice’s Profile of Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Listen: We Called It Na-na na-na boo-boo, “Sunday in the Park” to Re-Open Broadway’s Hudson Theatre!

“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) Just as the Prophecies Foretold, Gyllenhaal and Ashford will Lead “Sunday in the Park” on Broadway

2) Show and Casting News

Barrett Doss and More Join Andy Karl in “Groundhog Day”

Jessie Mueller to End “Waitress” Run in March

“Bright Star” to Launch a National Tour in 2018

Julie Taymor’s “M. Butterfly” Aiming for Fall Bow

Heidi Blickenstaff and Emma Hunton to Continue with “Freaky Friday” at La Jolla

3) Recommendations

ABC’s “Good Morning America” Visits Broadway’s “Aladdin”

Wé McDonald Sings “Don’t’ Rain on My Parade” on “The Voice” Performance Finale

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to director Jonathan Silverstein about “Tick, Tick…BOOM!” for the Keen Company.

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