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

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“Phantom” Celebrates 29 Years on Broadway

1) “Amelie” Announces Full Broadway Cast

2) Elton John and Paul Rudnick Working on “Devil Wears Prada” Musical

3) London Finds its First “Hamilton” Leads

4) Bryan Cranston to Lead “Network” Adaptation at National Theatre

5) “Waitress” Announces Broadway Recoupment

6) Tony Nominating Committee Determines Eligibility for Fall Shows

7) Lincoln Center TKTS Pop-Up Booth is Now Permanent

8) Recommendation: “Dear Evan Hansen” Releases New Track Online

Listen: Emmy and Tony-winner Mary Tyler Moore Passes Away, BroadwayCon & Equity Resolve Dispute, Samantha Massell and Liz Callaway Duet!

“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) Entertainment Icon Mary Tyler Moore Passes Away

2) BroadwayCon and Actors’ Equity Resolve Contract Dispute

3) Tickets Now on Sale for “Allegiance” Cinema Return Engagement

4) Four Lolas to Lead TDF Honors Fundraiser

5) Recommendation: Liz Callaway and Samantha Massell Duet at Fienstein’s/54 Below

Listen: Broadway Dominates Oscar Noms, Blind Patron Suing “Hamilton,” and Stokes Makes Everything Alright!

“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) Academy Award Nominations Announced

2) Show and Casting News

Nancy Opel and More Round Out “Crazy for You” Cast

Amanda Plummer and Elizabeth Ashley Join James Earl Jones in “Night of the Iguana”

3) Blind Patron Suing “Hamilton” Over ADA Accommodations

4) Just for a Moment, Stokes Makes Everything Alright

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Listen: “Sunday in the Park” Cast Finally Announced, “Bright Star” Confirms Tour, Darren Criss to Sing with Supergirl & The Flash, O&M Sues Michael Flatley!

“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) Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for “Sunday in the Park” Revival

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

3) Show and Casting News

“Bright Star” Officially Announces National Tour

Beth Malone to Lead Muny’s “Molly Brown”

National Theatre to Premiere Disney’s “Pinnocchio” This Year

Wayne Brady Injured During “Hamilton” Matinee

Chrissy Metz to Lead MCC’s One-Night Reading of “Fat Pig”

Ginnifer Goodwin to Lead “Constellations” in LA

4) TV Musical News

ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” Planning Musical Episode

Darren Criss Joins “Supergirl”/”The Flash” Musical Crossover

5) O&M Sues Michael Flatley Over Unpaid Bill

6) Alexandra Silber Explains Musical Alternative Facts

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to composer and cast member Matt Park about “Peer Gynt & The Norwegian Hapa Band,” presented by the Ma-Yi Theater Company.

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

Listen: Equity and BroadwayCon in Contract Dispute, “Oh Hello” Closes on Broadway, Kellyanne Conway Goes to “Chicago” on “Saturday Night Live.”

“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) Equity and BroadwayCon are in a Contract Dispute Days Before Conference Opens

2) “Oh Hello” Closes on Broadway, But Will Live On

3) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Thursday: “Man From Nebraska” Begins Performances at Second Stage

Sunday:

“The Front Page” Closes on Broadway

“Finian’s Rainbow” Closes at Irish Rep

4) Show and Casting News

“The Lion King” Celebrates 8,000 Shows

Major Writers Join Primary Stages’ “Morning in America”

5) Kellyanne Conway Channels Roxie Hart on “Saturday Night Live”

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Jitney, The Great American Drama, The Oregon Trail, The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Carousel (1956), The Producers (1967), Hemlock Theatre Company’s Trivia Contest, and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

 

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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

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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.

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Reviews: 

JM + PF: Jitney @ Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St., through March 12, 2017

— Fences (Movie)

 

PF: New York Neo-Futurists’s production of The Great American Drama @Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre/A.R.T./NY Theaters, 502 West 53rd Street

PF: Fault Line Theatre’s production of The Oregon Trail @ WP Theater at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway at 76th Street

MP The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Carousel (1956), The Producers (1967)

MP: Hemlock Theatre Company (Staten Island), Trivia Contest

JM: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

 

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Music:

Belly Up To The Bar, Boys from The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)

Make ‘Em Laugh from Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

 

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Listen: Critics Rave for “Jitney;” Jillian Mueller, Lena Hall, Queen Lesli Lead Cher Reading; and Trump Plans Major Arts Cuts!

“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) Critics Weigh in on “Jitney’s” Long-Awaited Broadway Debut

2) Michael Riedel has the Scoop on the Starry Cher Musical Reading

3) Trump Team Plans Major Arts Cuts

Arts Leaders Speak Out Against Proposed Cuts

Video: The Impact of the National Endowment for the Arts

4) Show and Casting News

Christopher Gattelli Moving Forward with Broadway-Bound “Top Hat”

“War Paint” Announces Complete Cast

5) Concert for America Adds Stars

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6) “The Today Show” Gives First Look of Taran Killam as “Hamilton’s” New King

Music:

“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” by REM

“For Now” by the Original Broadway Cast of “Avenue Q”

“We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister

“What the World Needs Now” from the Broadway for Orlando concert courtesy of Broadway Records

Listen: “Jitney” Opens Tonight, “Oh Hello” Recoups, Roundabout Moves Up “On the Exhale” Opening.

“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) “Jitney” Opens Tonight on Broadway

2) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

“Oh, Hello On Broadway” Recoups

3) Show and Casting News

Roundabout’s “On the Exhale” Moves Up Opening

Chris McCarrell and George Salazar Join “The Lightning Thief” Musical

BC/EFA Announces “Broadway Backwards” Date

4) Ghostlight Project to Create a Light Across the Country

Listen: James Monroe Iglehart to Join “Hamiton,” Rachel Bloom and Jerry O’Connell Get “Crazy for You,” and 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] (James Marino) or [email protected] (Matt Tamanini)

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Notes:

1) James Monroe Iglehart to Join “Hamilton” this Spring

Major Attaway to Step into Genie’s Lamp in “Aladdin”

2) Rachel Bloom and Jerry O’Connell Join “Crazy for You” Concert

Today on Broadway: January 3rd- Lauar Osnes Talks “Crazy for You” and More

3) Michael Riedel Discuss Potential “Dreamgirls” Broadway Transfer

4) The New York Times Examines Upcoming Movie Musicals

5) #PartyWithMatti

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