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Listen: Critics Review “Farinelli and the King,” “Matt Reviews “A Christmas Story Live,” and New Princess Diana Musical to Receive World Premiere in 2018/2019!

“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:

Betsy Wolfe Got Marries over the Weekend

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sugar-Butter-Married-WAITRESS-Star-Betsy-Wolfe-Shares-Wedding-Photos-20171218

1) Reviews are in for “Farinelli and the King” on Broadway

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-FARINELLI-AND-THE-KING-Arrives-on-Broadway-with-Mark-Rylance-Updating-Live-20171217

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

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

3) Matt’s “A Christmas Story Live” Review

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Review-A-CHRISTMAS-STORY-LIVE-is-a-Joyous-Imaginative-Adaptation-Despite-Inherent-Problems-20171217

Ratings Sink for “A Christmas Story Live” Compared to Previous Live Broadcasts

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ratings-FOXs-A-CHRISTMAS-STORY-LIVE-Fails-to-Find-Its-Audience-20171218

4) TDF Announces Plans to Give Free Broadway Tickets to Veterans

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TDF-Launches-Program-To-Provide-Veterans-With-Free-Admissions-to-Broadway-Shows-20171218

5) Show and Casting News

Taylor Trensch’s First Day as Evan Hansen Announced

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Noah-Galvins-EVAN-HASEN-Departure-Date-Announced-Taylor-Trensch-To-Assume-Role-26-20171218

“Diana” Musical to Premiere at La Jolla in 2018/2019 Season

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Winner-Christopher-Ashley-Will-Direct-DIANA-Musical-at-La-Jolla-Playhouse-for-201819-Season-20171218

6) Sarah Michelle Gellar Visits “Cruel Intentions: The Musical”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PHOTOS-Original-CRUEL-INTENTIONS-Film-Star-Sarah-Michelle-Gellar-Attends-the-Musical-20171217

Listen: “Pal Joey” Revival Reportedly Finds Director, “Boys in the Band” and “Pretty Woman” Complete Broadway Casting, and Stars Join Encores’ “Hey, Look Me Over!”

“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:

“Farinelli and the King” Opens on Broadway

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Meet-the-Royal-Company-of-FARINELLI-AND-THE-KING-Opening-Tonight-on-Broadway-20171217

“M. Butterfly” Ends its Broadway Run

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Happy-Trails-M-BUTTERFLY-Flies-Away–Final-Broadway-Performance-Today-20171217

1) “Pal Joey” Reportedly Coming to Broadway Next Year Helmed by Tony Goldwyn

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Goldwyn-Directed-PAL-JOEY-May-Be-Returning-To-Broadway-Next-Year-20171215

2) Show and Casting News

“The Boys in the Band” Finds its Cowboy

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Charlie-Carver-Completes-Cast-for-Broadways-THE-BOYS-IN-THE-BAND-20171215

“Pretty Woman” Announces its Full Broadway and Chicago Company

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PRETTY-WOMAN-THE-MUSICAL-Casts-Full-Rom-Com-Company-for-Chicago-Broadway-20171215

Encores’ “Hey, Look Me Over!” Taps Star-Studded Cast

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Marc-Kudisch-Bebe-Neuwirth-Nancy-Opel-Carolee-Carmello-and-More-Tapped-for-HEY-LOOK-ME-OVER-at-Encores-20171215

The New Group Announces Two Stars of “Jerry Springer- The Opera”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Terrence-Mann-and-Will-Swenson-to-Headline-JERRY-SPRINGER-THE-OPERA-Off-Broadway-20171215

Eva Noblezada to Lead Reading of “King Kong”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MISS-SAIGONs-Eva-Noblezada-Will-Lead-Industry-Reading-of-Broadway-Bound-KING-KONG-20171215

3) “The Greatest Showman” Stars Take on Corden’s Crosswalk the Musical

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Hugh-Jackman-Zac-Efron-in-Crosswalk-the-Musical-on-Broadway-20171215

4) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk with Hayley Mills. We review Meteor Shower, The Children, Farinelli and the King, and Fiasco Theater’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will @ Classic Stage Company.

 

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James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook

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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook

MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist. 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.

Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter

Broadway & Me

JAN SIMPSON is the Director of the Arts and Culture Journalism program at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, and also writes for TDF Stages, American Theater and has her own blog at Broadway & Me. Jan is also the host of Stagecraft, a BroadwayRadio podcast.

 

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Reviews: Hayley Mills

HAYLEY MILLS has been seen in a variety of roles over the course of a sixty-year career in film, television, and theatre. Best known for her performances in Disney’s Pollyanna (Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, BAFTA nomination) and her dual roles as “Susan” and “Sharon” in The Parent Trap (Golden Globe nomination) and its three sequels, Mills’ film roles also include Tiger Bay (BAFTA Award), Whistle Down the Wind (BAFTA nomination), That Darn Cat!,and The Trouble With Angels. On television, Mills appeared in the series “Wild at Heart,” “The Flame Trees of Thika,” “Good Morning Miss Bliss” and “Midsomer Murders.” Mills has also appeared in a variety of plays and musicals in New York and the West End. Among her theatre credits are THE KING & I, DIAL ‘M’ FOR MURDER, FALLEN ANGELS, REBECCA, LADIES IN LAVENDER, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and Noël Coward’s SUITE IN TWO KEYS, for which she received a Theatre World Award.

Party Face @ City Center Stage II, 131 West 55th Street, performances begin January 11, 2018

http://www.hayleyanna.net/

Pollyanna (Wikipedia)

Hayley Mills

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet_Mills

 

Reviews: 

JM+MP+JS: Meteor Shower @ Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street, through January 21, 2018

JS: The Children @ Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th Street, Through February 4, 2018

MP: Farinelli and the King @ Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44th Street, through March 25, 2018

JS: Fiasco Theater’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will @ Classic Stage Company, 136 East 13th Street, through January 6, 2018

 

 

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Cara sposa / Handel (from Rinaldo)

Rinaldo’s aria ‘Cara sposa’ from Handel’s opera of the same name. sung by Iestyn Davies – countertenor, with The State Chamber Orchestra of Russia dir.Laurence Cummings

 

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The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.

Guest: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld

Seth Zvi Rosenfeld was born and raised in NYC. His newest play Handball will be produced in New York next season. His most recent play, Everything’s Turning Into Beautiful, opened July, 2006 at The New Group. It starred Daphne Rubin-Vega and Malik Yoba.Mr. Rosenfeld is currently developing Snitch, a TV series for A&E, with Warner Horizon and John Wells Productions. He is currently writing the book for a Broadway musical version of the movie Superfly, with Tommy Mottola and Jeb Brien producing. He most recently worked with Tommy Mottola and Antoine Fuqua to create an hour series based on the book Queens Reigns Supreme for Showtime. He also developed a series for FX titled Cop and His Son with Sony TV and Tantemount producing. He developed a series for CBS titled On Behalf Of The Dead. He wrote and executive produced Wyclef Jean In America for HBO with Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige, Robert Klein, and Danny Hoch.Only In New York, a movie script that he wrote with Geebee Dejani, is being developed by Tucker Tooley and Dan Keston. The movie will star Jim Caviezel, Ray Liotta, and Gerard Depardu and will be directed by Pitof. Mr. Rosenfeld will direct his original screenplay, Lessons For Benny Blanco, with Amy Robinson producing, and it will star Victor Rasuk and Zoe Saldana. His screenplay Suicide Drills is being packaged by CAA for Al Pacino to star. He is an Adjunct Professor in the graduate film studies at Columbia University.As a filmmaker, Mr. Rosenfeld has written and directed the feature films, A Brother’s Kiss First Look/Overseas and King of the Jungle Sony/Urbanworld. His films have appeared in many national and international festivals including Venice and Deauville. He was invited to participate in the Sundance Institutes Writers and Directors labs. His award winning short Under the Bridge ran for several years on BRAVO.He wrote and directed a segment of Subway Stories for HBO, which Geebee Dajani co-wrote, and he directed We Deliver for Palm Pictures. He wrote the feature film Sunset Park for Jersey films/Tri-Star and has worked extensively as a writer and script doctor in film and television for New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures, Tri-star Pictures, Polygram, Gramercy, Island Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner TV, HBO and UPN.Mr. Rosenfeld started his career as a playwright nurtured by the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the now defunct Double Image and Angel Theatre companies. His plays include The Writing on the Wall, produced by the Westbeth Theatre Center; The Blackeyed Brothers, produced by Double Image Theatre and winner of the Samuel French short play award; A Brother’s Kiss and After the Marching Stopped, produced by Angel Theatre at Intar and retitled Brothers. Mothers and Others; Servy-n-Bernice 4ever, directed by Terry Kinney and produced commercially Off-Broadway at the Provincetown Playhouse; A Passover Story, commissioned by the late Joseph Papp for the Public Theatre; The Flatted Fifth, produced by The New Group; the tiny plays La Familia, My Starship, and PS: I’m glad you sent your hair for Naked Angels and the Hip-Hop Theatre festival. Many of his plays have been published by Samuel French. He is a member of the New York Playwright’s Lab.

Downtown Race Riot @ The New Group

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Host: Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | Twitter

Broadway & Me

JAN SIMPSON is the Director of the Arts and Culture Journalism program at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, and also writes for TDF Stages, American Theater and has her own blog at Broadway & Me.

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Andrew Polk about “The Band’s Visit” playing at The Barrymore​​​​ Theatre on Broadway.

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

Listen: “Summer” Reportedly Heading to Broadway this Spring, Busy Day in the “Hamilton” World, and Equity Condemns Tax Bill!

“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) “Donna” Coming to Broadway Sooner than Expected

https://nypost.com/2017/12/14/donna-summer-musical-producers-are-scared-of-cher/

2) Good, Old-Fashioned #HamilSection

Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces a Year of HamilDrops

https://twitter.com/lin_manuel/status/941290180635447297?refsrc=email&s=11

“Hamilton’s” Eliza Tour Finds its Cast

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Second-National-Tour-of-HAMILTON-Finds-Its-Hamilton-and-Burr-20171214

Ln-Manuel Miranda Pens Puerto Rico Federal Aid Op-Ed

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Calls-for-Federal-Aid-to-Puerto-Rico-in-New-Column-for-The-Washington-Post-20171213

3) Actors’ Equity Releases Study on Congressional Tax Bill

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Actors-Equity-Study-Determines-Potential-Effect-of-New-Tax-Bill-on-the-Industry-20171214

4) Show and Casting News

Gillian Jacobs to Lead “Kings” at the Public Theater

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Gillian-Jacobs-to-Star-in-KINGS-at-The-Public-Theater-Cast-Complete-20171214

Saffron Burros to Star as Former First Lady in “Jackie Unveiled” World Premiere

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MOZART-IN-THE-JUNGLEs-Saffron-Burrows-to-Star-as-Jackie-O-in-World-Premiere-at-The-Wallis-20171214

Muny Announces Creatives for the 100th Season

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/John-Tartaglia-Marcia-Milgrom-Dodge-and-More-Sign-On-as-Muny-Season-100-Creatives-20171214

5) BroadwayWorld Live Chats with Megan Hilty

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/LIVE-Tune-In-For-BroadwayWorlds-LIVE-Chat-with-Megan-Hilty-20171214

Listen: Adam Driver Gets Hot, Death Becomes Krissy, Bernstein Lives, I wouldn’t water a rose with that water, Chrissy Metz onstage, Bama Pol Acts.

“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:

We got the announcment that three-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver will return to Broadway in the revival of Lanford Wilson’s BURN THIS, directed by Michael Mayer in 2019 at a Broadway theater to be announced.

 

Universal Theatrical Group is developing a new stage adaptation of Death Becomes Her, starring Kristin Chenoweth as Madeline. We have absolutely no further information on this news that was embargoed until 830 this morning

 

‘BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY’ New Year’s Eve Concert to Air on LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER

 

Flint, A play authored by Jeff Daniels will Make World Premiere at The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea MI. The production runs Thursday, Jan. 18 through Saturday, March 10, 2018.

 

THIS IS US Star Chrissy Metz to Star in FAT PIG at the Geffen Playhouse Preview performances begin Wednesday, May 16, 2018, with opening night on Wednesday, May 23, and it runs through Sunday, June 24.

 

Alabama’s New Senator Doug Jones Once Appeared in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD On Stage

 

Daniella Parcell’s Theatre Throwback

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to cast member Celeste Den about “M. Butterfly” playing at The Cort Theatre on Broadway.

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

Listen: Reviews are in for “The Children” and “Cruel Intentions,” “M. Butterfly” Moves up Closing, and “Home for the Holidays” Posts Secret Closing Notice!

“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) The Reviews are in on MTC’s “The Children” Broadway Revival

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-The-Critics-Weigh-In-on-THE-CHILDREN-on-Broadway-20171212

2) “M. Butterfly” Announces Earlier Closing

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/M-BUTTERFLY-Will-Now-Play-Final-Broadway-Performance-This-Weekend-20171212

Michael Riedel Reports that “Home for the Holidays” has Posted a Secret Closing Notice

https://nypost.com/2017/12/12/moulin-rouge-will-bring-sensual-cabaret-to-broadway/

3) Musicals Work their Way Towards Broadway

“Ain’t Too Proud” Sets Summer Kennedy Center Run

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Pre-Broadway-Engagement-of-AINT-TOO-PROUD-to-Run-at-the-Kennedy-Center-20171212

“Crazy for You” Revival to Hold January Developmental Lab

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Susan-Stroman-To-Lead-CRAZY-FOR-YOU-Developmental-Lab-20171212

4) Critics Weigh in on “Cruel Intentions” Musical

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-What-Did-Critics-Think-of-CRUEL-INTENTIONS-the-Musical-20171211

5) Disney’s Thomas Schumacher Named New Broadway League Chairman

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Disney-Theatrical-Productions-Thomas-Schumacher-Elected-Board-Chairman-at-The-Broadway-League-20171212

6) BroadwayHD to Release “The Portuguese Kid”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MTCs-THE-PORTUGUESE-KID-Will-Be-Released-by-Broadway-HD-20171212

7) Lin-Manuel Miranda Celebrates Two Million Followers

https://twitter.com/hashtag/2Mil2bars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadwayworld.com%2Farticle%2FLin-Manuel-Miranda-Celebrates-Two-Million-Followers-By-Tweeting-Rhymes-With-Fans-20171212

Listen: “My Fair Lady” Finds More Principals, Stars Join NSO’s “West Side Story,” and Theatre Stars Earn Golden Globe Nominations

“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:

All Broadway Shows Went on as Scheduled, Despite

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/All-Broadway-Shows-On-As-Scheduled-Modified-Train-Service-Resumes-at-42nd-20171211

1) Lincoln Center’s “My Fair Lady” Finds New Principals

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Allan-Corduner-Jordan-Donica-Linda-Mugleston-Join-MY-FAIR-LADY-on-Broadway-20171211

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

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

3) Show and Casting News

Stars Join National Symphony Orchestra’s “West Side Story”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Corey-Cott-Solea-Pfeiffer-and-More-to-Join-National-Symphony-Orchestra-for-WEST-SIDE-STORY-in-Concert-20171211

Alec Baldwin Wants to Bring “Donald Trump” to Broadway

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Alec-Baldwin-May-Turn-Donald-Trump-Character-Into-One-Man-Broadway-Show-20171211

“The Band’s Visit” Cast Album to be Released on Friday

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BANDS-VISIT-Original-Broadway-Cast-Recording-Out-This-Friday-20171211

4) Theatre Stars Amongst 75th Annual Golden Globe Nominees

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Watch-2018-GOLDEN-GLOBE-AWARDS-Nominations-Announcement-Live-20171211

5) Recommendations

The New York Times Looks at “Hadestown’s” Unusual Path to Broadway

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/theater/an-unexpected-new-stop-on-the-road-to-broadway-edmonton.html

“Dear Evan Hansen” Releases Fan Music Video

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Fans-from-Across-the-Globe-Are-Found-in-DEAR-EVAN-HANSENs-Virtual-Choir-20171211