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Today @OfficialBPeters to be honored @TWAwards, @HamiltonMusical gets new king, @ArianaGrande & @MrJasonRBrown colab

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Notes:

1. Bernadette Peters to receive Theatre World Lifetime Achievement Award

2. Calendar

“Exit Strategy” at the Cherry Lane Theatre

Classic Stage Company opens “Nathan the Wise” starring F. Murray Abraham and Stark Sands

“One Funny Mother” at New World Stages

Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of “The Father,” starring the legendary Frank Langella and Kathryn Erbe

3. Twyla Tharp will debut her latest piece this summer as part of her company’s season at the Joyce Theater

4. Casting News

Rory O’Malley takes over as King George III the Fourth in “Hamilton.”

Jimmy Fallon (NBC’s “Tonight Show” host) will be singing “You’ll Be Back” on the upcoming “Hamilton Mixtape”

Democractic Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders sees “Hamilton”

5. Ariana Grande and Jason Robert Brown team up for MTV Movie Awards

6. Follow ups to last week’s stories

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at the Hollywood Bowl adds a show

Matt’s “American Idol” Broadway list missed Jordan Sparks

Adam Lambert missing from final Idol

7. Recommendation:

Annoying Actor Friend: The Truth Behind the CATS Protest

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review: The Crucible, Dry Power @ The Public, Hungry @ The Public, and Broadway By The Year: The Broadway Musicals of the 1950s. Peter tells us about his visit to Penn State University for a panel with Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Scott Miller.

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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, Kritzerland, 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, The Sondheim Review 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.

Special:

Discussion: Are We In A New Golden Age of Musical Theatre?

Peter visits Penn State University for a panel with Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Scott Miller.

Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Twitter

Scott Miller, Artistic Director, New Line Theatre

 

Reviews:

 

MP + JM: The Crucible @ The Walter Kerr Theatre, through July 17, 2016

The best Arthur Miller plays by David Cote

From Death of a Salesman to All My Sons, we rank the ten best plays by the great American dramatist Arthur Miller

PF + MP + JM: Dry Power @ The Public, through May 1, 2016

PF: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: HUNGRY @ The Public, (already closed.)

MP: Broadway By The Year: The Broadway Musicals of the 1950s

— Coming: BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: The 1960s @ Town Hall on May 23, 2016

— Coming: BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: The 1970s @ Town Hall on Jun 20, 2016

Scott Siegel

 

News: 

Television & Film: 

Tours: 

Podcasts:

Recordings: 

Post Script:

Next Week: 

Explicit: No

Music:

Overture from My Fair Lady

 

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Today we discuss @MichaelRiedelNY #JulieTaymor @TheBeatles, Chicago Shakespeare in Love, @TheTonyAwards decisions, @AmericanIdol and much more.

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Michael Riedel reports in today’s New York post that Julie Taymor is working on a new musical which will be inspired by music from The Beatles.

2. Chicago Shakespeare announced that their upcoming season will includes an adaptation by Lee Hall of the 1998 film ‘Shakespeare In Love’.

3. Tonys Committee releases Eligibility Decisions

On a side note, Heather Headley will be taking over the role of Shug Avery, May 8th, after the Tony Nomination which occur on May 3rd.

4. Matt reminisces about American Idol

5. Recommendations:

From Death of a Salesman to All My Sons, we rank the ten best plays by the great American dramatist Arthur Miller

By David Cote

Broadway Producers Try a New Recipe

Known for shows with high-profile casts, husband-and-wife team take a different approach with ‘Waitress’

Going From Show to Show No More y CARA JOY DAVID

‘Hamilton’: Who’s Making Millions Off Broadway’s Hottest Show by Rebecca Sun

Today we discuss @HollywoodBowl’s #LittleMermaid casting, @BilldeBlasio’s Bway Day, @AudraEqualityMc’s new award

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Hollywood Bowl Goes Under the Sea

2. Big Broadway Day for de Blasio

3. Casting News

Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Spoils” heading to London

“Himself and Nora”

$10 from every ticket purchased by April 10th, for any future performance will be given to the St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters.

4. Dramatists Guild Fund honors Audra McDonald and Craig Lucas

The 2016 Madge Evans and Sidney Kingsley Award

5. Why Theater Majors Are Vital in the Digital Age

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Diane Lane for RTC’s “The Cherry Orchard”

2. Imelda Staunton’s “Gypsy” to Broadway?

3. “Hamilton” Going Global

4. “Hamilton” Going Back to Live Ham4Ham shows and Lotteries

5. New batch of stars were announced for “White Rabbit/Red Rabbit”

6. Dylan and Becky Ann Baker join CSC / John Doyle directed production of “Peer Gynt”

7. New York’s Always Love Lucy Theatre Company will be performing a rather untraditional version of George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalian”

8. MCC Miscast On Monday Gala

BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Cynthia Erivo Channel Barbra Streisand as Yentl in ‘A Piece Of Sky’ at MISCAST!

STAGE TUBE: Tina Fey and Tituss Burgess Sing Surprise CITY OF ANGELS Duet at MISCAST

9. Sunset Boulevard Transfer?

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Sunset Boulevard Reviews

2. Grosses: Broadway Box Office: Jessica Lange, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Start Up New Shows

3. Casting

Broadway.com is reporting that Tony-nominee Marc Kudish will be taking over the roles of Charles Frohman and Captain Hook in Broadway’s “Finding Neverland” a week from today.

Encores Do I Hear a Waltz?

Extremely Open Online Call for “The Lion”

Carl Reiner’s “All Kinds of Love”

4. #TonysSoWhite

5. Podcast Episode 66 – Broadway Press Agent and Tony Award Honoree, Adrian Bryan-Brown.

Amy Schumer Hamilton parody “Betsy Ross.”

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Olivier Winners

KINKY BOOTS, GYPSY Win Big At Oliviers! Staunton, Henry And All The Winners!

2. Casting

Oscar Isaac will play Prince Hamlet at Theatre for a New Audience

Jeremy Kushnier in Cirque du Soleil’s PARAMOUR

3. Hamilton Sees Black

4. Bomb Scare on Broadway

5. Disaster Benefits for Broadway Cares

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere and Jan Simpson review 11 shows! 1776 at Encores!, Southern Comfort @ The Public, She Loves Me, Hold on To Me Darling, The Crucible, Blackbird, White Rabbit, Red Rabbi, Cagney, Death for Five Voices @ Sheen Center, Bright Star, and The Effect

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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, Kritzerland, 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, The Sondheim Review 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.

Jan Simpson | Facebook | Twitter

Broadway & Me

JAN SIMPSON is Co-director of the Arts and Culture Journalism program at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, and also writes for TDF Stages and Playbill

 

Notes and links for the podcast.

Reviews:

1. PF JS MP: 1776 at Encores!

2. JS PF: Southern Comfort @ The Public

3. MP JM: She Loves Me

4. JS MP: Hold on To Me Darling

5. PF: The Crucible

6. MP PF JM: Blackbird

7. JS PF: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit (Jan saw Nathan Lane, Peter saw Whoopi Goldberg)

8. PF: Cagney

9. MP PF: Bright Star

10. PF: Death for Five Voices by Peter Mills @ Sheen Center

11. MP PF JS: The Effect

 

 

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Post Script:

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Music:

Vanilla Ice Cream – Laura Benanti

Sun Is Gonna Shine (Single Version) from BRIGHT STAR

 

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“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] or [email protected]

BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook

Notes:

1. Falsettos Details Announced

2. The Crucible Reviews

3. 1776 Reviews

4. Schedule

— Long Day’s Journey began previews

— Fully Committed beginning previews this week

5. Stephen Schwartz take on the state of North Carolina

“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] or [email protected]

BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook

Notes:

1. “An Act of God” returns to Broadway for the second time in a year.

2. Lortel Award Nominations

3. NBC’s “A Few Good Men Live”

4. City Center Encores’ 1776

5. The Crucible Opens on Broadway

6. Tuck Everlasting Begins Previews

7. “Hamilton” Discrimination Charge

Bonus: Gillian Pensavalle and Bianca Soto, the hosts of the fantastic podcast “The Hamilcast,” visited with us.

The Hamilcast on Twitter | Facebook | Instagram