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Listen: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” Announces Starry Replacement Cast, “The Cher Show” Announces Open Call, and The RSC to Measure Show’s Shock Value.

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

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Notes:

1) “A Doll’s House, Part 2” Announces Extension Cast

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

3) Show and Casting News

“Prince of Broadway” Kicks of Rehearsals

Open Call Announced for October “The Cher Show” Lab

Lesli Margherita on Getting Attached to Roles

4) Josh Groban Announces New Coffee Table Book

5) Royal Shakespeare Company to Scientifically Measure a Show’s Shock Value

Listen: Ingrid Michaelson Joins “Great Comet,” Ben Platt Speakes out on Stagedooring, Edward Albee Works to be Destroyed.

“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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Tell Me More | Episode 1: Alexandra Silber Talks “After Anatevka”

1) Broadway Stars Led Fourth of July Celebrations Across the Country

2) Ingrid Michaelson Made Broadway Debut in “Great Comet” this Week

3) Ben Platt Speaks Out on Stagedoor Issue

4) Edward Albee Will Asks for Unfinished Works to Be Destroyed

5) BWW First Person: Dear Phil Connors- Finding Truth in GROUNDHOG DAY, A Musical For All of Us

Listen to the episode here:

Nearly a year after their first conversation, acclaimed actress Alexandra Silber and BroadwayWorld and BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini talk about her new book “After Anatevka,” which follows the journey of Tevye’s second oldest daughter Hodel as she travels far from the home she loves in search of her imprisoned fiancé, Perchik.

During the conversation, Al explains how writing the book brought her to a better understanding of herself, why the “Matchmaker” scene in “Fiddler on the Roof’s” most recent Broadway revival was so different from those that came before it, and how the death of her father impacted the story in “After Anatevka.”

“After Anatevka” is available now on Amazon and at booksellers nationwide.

https://www.amazon.com/After-Anatevka-Novel-Inspired-Fiddler/dp/1681774348

About Alexandra Silber

ALEXANDRA SILBER is an internationally acclaimed actress and singer who starred most recently as Tzeitel in the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. She earlier played Hodel in the same show in London’s West End. Those two roles inspired her to write After Anatevka.

Her other Broadway, New York, Regional and West End credits include Master Class, The Woman in White, My Fair Lady, Arlington (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Carousel (TMA Award and Ovation Nomination), Kiss Me Kate, She Loves Me, and Hello, Again (Drama League nomination).

She received a Grammy nomination for her acclaimed portrayal of Maria in the recording of West Side Story with the San Francisco Symphony.

She has appeared on all three incarnations of “Law & Order” and has performed in a variety of concert outlets including the 57th Grammy Awards, Royal Albert Hall, and Carnegie Hall.

She lives in New York City with her (very famous) cat Tatiana Angela Lansbury. 

This is her first novel.

Twitter: @alsilbs

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Alexandra’s Blog

afteranatevka.com/

“After Anatevka: In Concert” Videos

Tatiana Angela Lansbury Romanov’s Instagram: @ifeelkitty

Upcoming Events

July 5, 2017 | BRYANT PARK LITERARY FESTIVAL

Join me, and a wide range of celebrity authors for a lunchtime discussion of the summer’s hottest new books. Get the inside scoop on the author’s work, then stick around after and get your book signed. Books available for purchase on site

July 7, 2017 | ASTORIA BOOKSHOP

​31-29 31st Street, Astoria, NY 11106

A reading and Q&A with myself and Broadway’s most recent Hodel, Samantha Massell.

July 24, 20175-6:30pm | DRAMA BOOKSHOP

Join Alexandra for a Q&A with Drama Bookshop events manager Steven McCasland, followed by a signing.

September 19, 2017 | 92ND STREET Y

A different kind of conversation at 92Y. ​In this daytime talk, we will be focusing on the “process” of writing After Anatevka— the research into the time period, how my work on stage informed the writing, and a detailed background of the construction of the character of Hodel from stage to page, and how she evolves in the novel.​ There will be a book signing following the event.

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Listen: Broadway Bids Farewell to Shows and Stars, NYT and Isherwood Reach Settlement, and Kron Clears Up Controversy

“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:

Laura Osnes and Others to Perform at “A Capitol Fourth”

1) Broadway Says Goodbye to Two Shows and a Star

Josh Groban Completes Broadway Turn as Pierre, Oak’s Debut Delayed

Groban Takes on Sean Hannity and Twitter Trolls

“Present Laughter” Takes Final Bow on Broadway

“The Little Foxes” Closes Broadway Revival

2) The New York Times and Charles Isherwood Reach Settlement

3) Lisa Kron Responds to “Fun Home” Costuming Controversy

4) Nicholas Hytner Pens Essay on Post-Brexit Theatre

5) Lin-Manuel Miranda Announces “Hamilton” Instrumentals with #Ham4Ham

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Jan Simpson review 1984, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Fulfillment Center, Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Napoli, Brooklyn, Bella: An American Tall Tale @ Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Cost Of Living, and Seeing You, An Immersive Experience from Randy Weiner and Ryan Heffington, located at 450 W 14th Street.

 

 

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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.

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.

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JS + PF: 1984 @ Hudson Theatre, 139 – 141 West 44th Street, through October 8, 2017

JS + PF: Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Fulfillment Center @ MTC Stage II at City Center, 131 West 55th Street. through July 16, 2017

TDF Stages: What Happens When There’s Class Conflict in the Workplace? by JANICE SIMPSON

JS: Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Napoli, Brooklyn @ The Laura Pels Theatre, 111 West 46th Street, through September 3, 2017

PF + JS: Bella: An American Tall Tale @ Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42 Street, through July 2, 2017

JS: Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Cost Of Living @ MTC Stage I at City Center, 131 West 55th Street, through July 16, 2017

Marvin’s Room

PF: Seeing You | An Immersive Experience from Randy Weiner and Ryan Heffington, located at 450 W 14th Street, through July 30, 2017

New York Times: Review: An Immersive ‘Seeing You’ Sends Its Audience to War by Ben Brantley and Jesse Green

Our chief theater critics went to see the interactive performance piece on the same night, expecting to have vastly different experiences. They didn’t.

 

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Listen: Reviews are in for “Marvin’s Room” on Broadway, Lincoln Center Still Hoping for Colin Firth, and “Indecent” Numbers Continue to Rise!

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

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Notes:

1) Critics Differ on “Marvin’s Room’s” Broadway Debut

2) Show and Casting News

Lincoln Center Still Hoping for Colin Firth in “My Fair Lady”

Casting Change for Off-Center’s “Assassins”

Yet Again, More Stars Join Vassar Powerhouse Season

3) “Indecent” Box Office Numbers Reportedly Continue to Climb

4) Artists Announced for Ted Chapin’s First Year at 92nd Street Y

Listen: Two Very Different Shows Aim for Broadway, Mercedes Ruehl and “A Clockwork Orange” to Head Off-Broadway, and #Ham4All Videos!

“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) Two Very Different Shows Aiming for Broadway, “Beetlejuice” and “Heartbreak Hotel”

2) Show and Casting News

Mercedes Ruehl Joins “Torch Song”

“A Clockwork Orange” to Make London to New York Transfer

York Theatre to Stage “Jerry’s Girls”

3) Recommendations

“Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)” Music Video

Groffsauce’s #Ham4All Video

“The Greatest Showman” Releases Full Trailer

Listen: Headlines from Yesterday’s News and an Interview with Michael Cerveris About His Upcoming Performance at The Sheen Center.

“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) Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole Apply War Paint on Broadway, Starting March 7

2) Abby Mueller and Evan Todd Join Broadway’s BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY MARCH 7

3) Don’t Throw Away Your Shot! New Block of HAMILTON Tickets Now Available Through March 2018

4) Hamilton Cast Album Certified Triple Platinum by Olivia Clement

5) Tickets on Sale for Matthew Perry’s THE END OF LONGING at MCC Theater

6) The 25th Global Production and First International Tour of Disney’s THE LION KING will Premiere in Manila March 2018

7) CAGNEY to Conclude its Celebrated Run this May

8) BWW TV: Watch Corey Cott, Laura Osnes & More Swing to Broadway in BANDSTAND Sneak Peek!

9) Rupert Holmes Developing NAME THAT TUNE Stage Musical

10) Robert Evans’ tempestuous Hollywood tenure takes the stage by Michael Riedel

11) Surflight Theatre Will ReOpen In Summer 2017 by Chris Luner

 

Guest: Michael Cerveris

Michael Cerveris and His Accomplices, March 16, 2017 @ The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker St

Michael will be performing his latest and critically acclaimed album, Piety, which was nominated for “Best of the Beat” Award by OffBeat Magazine for Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album of 2016, along with selections from his first record, Dog Eared, and his EP, Hinterland.

 

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ABOUT MICHAEL CERVERIS

Michael Cerveris’s musical journey is a long and storied one, beginning with his artistic upbringing in West Virginia by two Juilliard alumnus, growing to being Tommy in The Who’s iconic rock musical and coming along with Pete Townshend on his Psychoderelict Tour, to playing the lead in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His punk and rock roots only softened years later when an acting part in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant brought him to New Orleans, where he rediscovered his Southern roots.

Fast-forward to today, and Cerveris can boast three full-length solo albums, two Tony Awards, a role in the Broadway musical Fun Home (where he won one of the Tonys), and the pride of raising the puppy he rescued in New Orleans. He divides his time between New York City and New Orleans, and continues to dabble in between music, film, and theater.

ABOUT PIETY

Raised in West Virginia, Michael Cerveris returns here to his southern roots as singer and songwriter with this acoustic based, folk influenced album recorded in New Orleans with a host of beloved local artists and friends. Lush string arrangements expand these songs reminiscent of classic 70s songwriters–Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, a southern Harry Nilsson, or Nick Drake with a dash of Van Dyke Parks–combined with echoes of more modern classic writers like Elliott Smith. In his day job, Cerveris is a two time Tony Award winning Broadway actor and star of The Good Wife, Fringe and Treme.

The recording features a host of New Orleans musicians, including Paul Sanchez, Anders Osborne, Mia Borders, Alex McMurray, Rod Hodges (the Iguanas), Sam and Jack Craft (Sweet Crude), Helen Gillet, Shamarr Allen and Linzay Young (Red Stick Ramblers) along with Kimberly Kaye and Kendall Meade (Mascott) with a very special appearance by Steve Gleason.

Piety was nominated for Best of the Beat Award by OffBeat Magazine for Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album of 2016 and critic John Swenson wrote onTourworthy.com: “Piety really is beyond category, definitely one of the best records released in New Orleans in 2016.”

Listen: “My Fair Lady” Will Be Back on Broadway Next Spring, “Harry Potter” Leads Olivier Noms, Could “Hidden Figures” Be a Musical?

“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) Lincoln Center Will Officially Bring “My Fair Lady” Back to Broadway Next Spring

2) “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” Leads Olivier Nominations

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

4) Show and Casting News

Stars Join Classic Stage Company’s “Pacific Overtures”

Tam Mutu Enters Broadway-Aimed “Secret Garden”

“The Gabriels” to Stream Live on BroadwayHD this Month

5) Screen to Stage News

“La La Land” Concert Tour to Launch in May

“Hidden Figures” Could Become Broadway Musical

Listen: Patrick Stewart Talking Hugh Jackman into a Broadway Musical, Busy Theatrical Schedule, Nick Cannon to Bring “Wild ‘N Out” to Broadway.

“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:

“Groundhog Day” Hit the Recording Studio Over the Weekend

1) Patrick Stewart is Courting Hugh Jackman for a Broadway Musical

2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Broadway Shows | Off-Broadway Shows | London Shows

3) Show and Casting News

Annie Baker’s “Antipodes” Extends Sold-Out Run

Bryna Turner’s “Bull in a China Shop” Extends at LCT3

4) Jerry Mitchell Named Director of “Bye Bye Birdie: Live!”

5) Nick Cannon Announces “Wild ‘N Out” is Headed to Broadway