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Listen: Laurie Metcalf & Chris Cooper Bringing “A Doll’s House, Part 2” to Broadway, and are “Harry Potter” & Allison Janney Coming Too?

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Notes:

1) Laurie Metcalf and Chris Cooper to Bring “A Doll’s House, Part 2” to Broadway

2) Page Six: “Harry Potter” and Allison Janney Coming to Broadway

3) This Week’s Theatre Schedule

Monday: “Oh, Hello on Broadway” Opens… on Broadway

Thursday: “Heisenberg” Opens on Broadway

Sunday: “The Cherry Orchard” Opens on Broadway

4) Lena Hall Makes History in “Hedwig” Tour

It’s rare that you get to see the whole photoshoot but that’s how awesome it was to shoot with @rudyarchuletaphoto #hedwigram #hedwigandtheangryinch #hedwigbway #hedwigonbway @hedwigonbway ⚡️⚡️⚡️

A video posted by Lena Hall (@lenarockerhall) on Oct 9, 2016 at 12:53pm PDT

5) Lin-Manuel Miranda Kills it on “Saturday Night Live”

James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk with playwright Richard Greenberg. Reviews include The Encounter, Daddy Issues, All the Ways to Say I Love You, and The Midtown Men.

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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.

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

 

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Guest: Richard Greenberg

Photo by Mark Avery

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The Babylon Line @ LCT

Rules for Others to Live By: Comments and Self-Contradictions @ Amazon

 

Reviews: 

MP + JS + JM: The Encounter @ Golden Theatre, 252 West 45th Street

MP: Daddy Issues @ The Theatre at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th

JS: MCC’s production of All the Ways to Say I Love You @ Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher St

MP: The Midtown Men @ St. George Theatre, 35 Hyatt Street, Staten Island

 

Discussion: 

Television, Film and Streaming: 

Tours: 

Podcasts:

Recordings: 

Post Script:

MP: United Solo Festival — A Life Behind Bars by Dan Ruth

Next Week: 

Explicit: No

Music:

 

Kyle Riabko’s Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined (Original London Cast Recording)

— What’s New Pussycat?

— DEMO: Walk On By (original version) [Bonus Track]

— Anyone Who Had A Heart / This Guy’s In Love With You

 

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Listen: TGIF! Hugh Jackman Back to Broadway? Daniel Radcliffe Back to London! “American Idiot” Film on TV! Lin-Man on SNL!

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

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Notes:

1) New Stephen Schwartz Musical Courting Broadway and Hugh Jackman

2) Daniel Radcliffe to Return to the London Stage

3) “Holiday Inn” Opens on Broadway- Review Roundup

4) Theatre Movie News

Green Day’s “American Idiot” Heading to HBO

Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw Join “Mary Poppins Returns”

Adam Shankman to Helm “Enchanted” Sequel

5) Show and Casting News

“An American in Paris” to Close this Weekend

Jennifer Simard-led “Who’s Holiday” Postponed

Mary Beth Peil Set to Return to “Anastasia’s” Broadway Run

Immersive “Sweeney Todd” Hires Former White House Chef

6) Recommendations

Lin-Manuel Miranda Hosts “Saturday Night Live” Tomorrow

“Fun Home” Tour Highlights

 

Guest: Kyle Riabko

 

KYLE RIABKO – star and creator of the hit West End show Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined and the earlier acclaimed Off-Broadway version What’s it All About? Bacharach Reimagined – will bring his extraordinary Burt Bacharach arrangements to JOE’S PUB at THE PUBLIC for a solo concert and album launch on Monday, October 17 at 7:00 PM and Tuesday, October 18 at 9:30 PM. Close to You’s Original London Cast Recording is now available on Ghostlight Records. Accompanying himself on guitar, Riabko will perform his celebrated versions of such classics as “Alfie,” “I Say A Little Prayer,” “Walk On By,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” and many more. Details and tickets are at JoesPub.com.

Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined revitalizes the catalog of the iconic American composer for a new generation with Riabko’s visionary interpretations on the genre-spanning catalogue of Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David and others. The show was hailed as “one of the year’s 10 best” by The New York Times and Burt Bacharach himself said “Kyle has done something truly unique. It’s brilliant. It’s a very fresh take on my music and it’s a huge tribute to me.” The album also features special bonus tracks of Kyle’s never-before-heard original demos, which formed the basis for the project. The 28-page booklet includes a note from Riabko, liner notes, production and studio photography and opening night photos of Bacharach with the cast. Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined is produced and arranged by Kyle Riabko with David Lane Seltzer of Entertainment 360 serving as executive producer. To order, please visit www.sh-k-boom.com/close-to-you-bacharach-reimagined.

The recording features over 30 hits as performed by Riabko and the other incredibly talented young singers and musicians who made up the cast of this magical show. The album showcases beautifully-reimagined versions of classics such as “Alfie,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “Walk On By,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” “The Look of Love,” “What’s New Pussycat?”, “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,” “Don’t Make Me Over,” “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me,” “A House Is Not A Home,” and the enduring title track.

Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined was hailed as “an exhilaratingly fresh new spin” by the London Independent, “highly imaginative” by The Daily Telegraph, “the hippest and hottest musical night in town” by The Stage and “ferociously clever” by The Daily Mail. When the show originally opened in New York, Entertainment Weekly raved that “Riabko is the wonderfully appealing star. It’s completely swoon-worthy and super-groovy.” New York Magazine called the show “a stunning new musical. It’s a revelation and it’s fantastic.” According to The Washington Post, “the fun, youthful vibe of this show brings a new flavor to Bacharach’s timeless classics.”

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Listen: Broadway Shows Are Extending, Moving, and Un-Closing! Plus, Lin-Manuel Miranda Returns to Wheel of Freestyle!

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Alice the Camel:

Notes:

1) Roundabout Extends “Holiday Inn”

2) Sally Field’s “Glass Menagerie” Switches Broadway Houses

3) “Beautiful” Has No Plans to Close on Broadway

4) Riedel Reports that “Front Page” isn’t Making Friends with Critics

5) Hammerstein House Approved as Museum

6) Producer and D.C.’s Signature Team for a Female Playwrighting Grant

7) Ivo van Hove’s Back with a Shakespearean Adaptation Next Month

8) John Cameron Mitchell and Mandy Patinkin Join New Night Vale Podcast

9) Recommendations

A High-Flying, Death-Defying “Time Warp” Rehearsal

Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes a Turn on the Freestyle Generator on “The Tonight Show”

Listen: Every Famous Person Alive Joins Gyllenhaal and Ashford in “Sunday in the Park” Concert!

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Notes:

1) A Ton of Stars Join Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford in “Sunday in the Park” Concert

2) Many Broadway Shows to Go Dark on Election Day

3) Show and Casting News

“Heisenberg” Extends on Broadway

“Underground Railroad Game” Extends Again

“The Roads to Home” Extends as Well

Daisy Eagan to Lead “The Secret Garden” in D.C. and Seattle

4) The American Theatre Wing Announces 2016 Grants

5) Disney Announces Release Date for Another Live Action Musical Remake

6) Details Released about “Hamilton” Documentary

Listen: “Mean Girls” Musical Announces 2017 DC Bow, Gordon Davidson Passes Away, and TBDBITL Salutes 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:

1) “Mean Girls” Musical Set for Fall 2017 Opening

2) L.A. Theatre Icon Gordon Davidson Passes Away

3) Damian Bazadona at South by South Lawn

4) Show and Casting News

Hannah Dunne Joins Molly Ringwald in “Terms of Endearment”

“White Christmas” to Tour Again

5) Broadway’s Kyle Dean Massey & Taylor Frey Tie the Knot

6) The Best Damn Band in the Land Salutes Broadway

Listen: New York Fringe to Take 2017 Off, Jennifer Holliday Returns to Broadway, and “Grease 2: Live” Next at Fox?

“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) New York Fringe Festival Cancels 2017 Edition to Reconfirgure

2) New York City Starts $5 Million Fund for Women in Film and Theatre

3) “The Color Purple” Welcomes a New Shug Avery Tomorrow

4) Breaking News: God is a Woman… At Least in Arizona

5) This Week’s Theatre Schedule

Tuesday: “Vietgone” Begins Previews at MTC

Wednesday: “Holiday Inn” Opens on Broadway | “The Roads to Home” Opens at Primary Stages

Saturday: “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” Begins Previews on Broadway | “The Harvest” Begins at LCT3

6) Is GREASE 2: LIVE Up Next for Tommy Kail?

Lindsay Barenz, James Marino, and Jan Simpson discuss talk with playwright Bess Wohl about Small Mouth Sounds and her other work. Peter Filichia and Michael Portantiere join after for reviews of All the Ways to Say I Love You, The Encounter, The Trial of an American President, Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Marni Nixon Memorial, and Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music.

Listen: Prince of Broadway in 2017, Staunton Follies, Small Mouth Sounds 100, Rocky and Grumpy.

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

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Notes:

New! Flashy! Shiney!

— Opening last night on Broadway was Simon McBurney’s “The Encounter”

— Beginning previews last night was Christian Borle and his guns in William Finn’s revival of Falsettos

1. Michael Riedel reports that the long-talked about ‘Prince of Broadway’, a revue about Hal Prince and his work on Broadway, is coming to MTC in an general timeframe of next year. Inferred from the column is that the non-profit MTC run will be limited and that for-profit producer Jeffrey Seller is primed to take it to a commercial run if demand is there for tickets.

Reporting on a second show, Reidel says that a Warren Carlyle workshop at City Center last week centered on the topic of another Broadway legend: Jerome Robbins. This show which is in its infancy recreated scenes from Robbins famous shows, but is expected to be much different than the 1989 Tony Winning show, “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway”

 

2. Baz Bamigboye, the Daily Mail columnist that some may think of as the West End version of Riedel, reports that Imelda Staunton will Star in West End Revival of FOLLIES at the National Theatre in 2017

Hearing this news makes me wonder if Ms Staunton has found Ivo Van Hove’s replicating machine… She certainly is popping up everywhere.

 

3. In the milestone section, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Celebrates 100th Performance Last Night

The critically acclaimed play Small Mouth Sounds, written by Bess Wohl and directed by Obie Award-winner Rachel Chavkin, celebrated 100 performances last night

The show began performances on Sunday, July 3rd, opened on July 13th to rave reviews, and has been extended beyond its original run and must close Sunday, October 9, 2016.

Preview: we will be interviewing Bess Wohl on this weekend’s This Week on Broadway.

 

 

4. You know how I love lists? Well, this one can keep me busy for a week!

The Educational Theatre Association’s Dramatics magazine conducted a survey of their 5,200 member schools of what shows are they putting on. In three categories, here are the tops among the members:

FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

1. Almost, Maine (John Cariani)

FULL-LENGTH MUSICALS

1. The Addams Family (Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice)

SHORT PLAYS

1. The Show Must Go On (Laurence Klavan)

If you want the full list, go to the show notes on BroadwayRadio.com and we will have a link.

 

5. It has been almost a week since we have mentioned a BroadwayRadio fav Jennifer Ashley Tepper. The young historian and impressario above and below has a feature on the travel website FROMMERS. (No not Abe Froman, Sausage King of Chicago.) On the frommers site, which we will link to in the show notes, Tepper’s photo essay “Hidden Wonders Inside Broadway’s Historic Theaters” teases us with 10 photos and stories.

Where does she find the time? Don’t forget, The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 3. is being released soon and makes a great gift for the Broadway love in your life.

 

6. You may have missed the first one, but get your rice, newspapers, water pistols and candles in the privacy of your own home and see a sneak peek of Rocky Horror on Thursday nights at one minute to midnight on FOX NOW and HULU. The full ROCKY HORROR comes to FOX October 20

 

7. The Fourth Horsemen of the Apocalypse quietly appeared across many, if not all Broadway websites, twitter and facebook feeds in the form of a press release that Grumpy Cat will be appearing in CATS on Broadway today, Friday, September 30, 2016. I really thought it was going to be Trump that ended the world[...]

Listen: Theatre Greats Join Drabinsky’s “Sousatzka,” Lin-Manuel Miranda to Host “SNL,” and “Submissions Only” Cast Reunites!

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Notes:

1) Garth Drabinsky’s “Sousatzka” Finds Stars

2) Big and Small Screen News

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Host “Saturday Night Live”

David Mamet to Direct Movie Adaptation of “Speed-The-Plow”

Jon Favreau to Direct Live-Action “Lion King”

3) “Jersey Boys” to Close in London this Spring

4) Bobby Lopez Assisted on Last Night’s “South Park”

5) “Submissions Only” Cast Reunites for Campaign Ad