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Listen: Stage & Screen Star #FyvushFinkel Passes Away, #GroundhogDay Opens @OldVicTheatre & #TheProm Begins @AllianceTheatre

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere discuss Troilus and Cressida, New London Barn Playhouse's production of Crazy for You, Priscilla Beach Theatre's production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the upcoming production of Camelot at Westport Country Playhouse starring Robert Sean Leonard, Ragtime on Ellis and Simply Barbra starring Steven Brinberg @ Feinstein's/54 Below.

Listen: @KelliOHara, @WillChaseMe, @JoshuaHenry20, & @CynthiaEriVo to Lead Benefit Concerts, and #Supergirl & #TheFlash SING!

“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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Laura Benanti Announces Pregnancy

1) Big Stars to Lead Benefit Concerts

Kelli O’Hara and Will Chase to Lead Roundabout’s “Kiss Me, Kate” Benefit Concert

Cynthia Erivo and Joshua Henry to Lead “The Last Five Years” with Jason Robert Brown Conducting

2) Black Lives Matter Protests Halt Performance of “Aida” at St. Louis’ Muny

3) “War Paint” Breaks Goodman Records; On Way to Broadway?

4) Show and Casting News

“Paramour” Cancels Four Broadway Performances to Retool

“Spamilton” Extends Off-Broadway | Lin-Manuel Miranda: “I Laughed My Brains Out”

Robert Sean Leonard to Lead Westport Country’s “Camelot”

Nick Blaemire to Lead “Tick, Tick… Boom” at Keen Company

Ryann Redmond and Kristy Cates to Join “The Marvelous Wonderettes”

“Billy Elliot’s” Stephen Daldry in Talks to Take Over “Frozen”

5) New York Concert News

Barbra Streisand Plays Brooklyn Barclays

Babs to Headline LGBT-Focused Hillary Clinton Fundraiser

Alan Cumming and Andy Karl to Join Chita Rivera at Carnegie Hall

“American Psycho” Cast Sings Duncan Sheik at 54 Below

6) Theatre TV News

Lifetime Working on Shakespearean-Horror Anthology Series

The CW’s Superhero Shows to Cross-Over for Musical Episode

Listen: @KeenanBlogger and @PlznFankU @Newsies movie, #LarryKramer asks #StevenRoth to #DumpTrump, #fairwageonstage moves front and 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) Ben Fankhauser & Andrew Keenan-Bolger Join NEWSIES Live; Set to Hit Theatres in 2017!

www.NewsiesTheMusical.com

2. Larry Kramer: AN OPEN LETTER TO STEVEN ROTH ONE OF TRUMP’S BILLIONAIRE BRAIN TRUST

Larry Kramer Shames Roth for Supporting Trump by E. Alex Jung

3. Review Roundup: The Public Theater’s TROILUS and CRESSIDA

4. Steve Martin’s METEOR SHOWER at The Old Globe Opened

5. #fairwageonstage

Mike Daisey on Facebook

Something’s Gotta Give: How the New Overtime Rule Will Affect Nonprofits BY DIEP TRAN

Wall Street Journal: Backstage Buzz: Actors Seek Pay Bump

6. Norm Lewis to Star as ‘Don Quixote’ in MAN OF LA MANCHA at 5th Avenue Theatre

The 5th Avenue Theatre | 1308 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 | 206.625.1900 | [email protected]

Listen: #JulieTaymor to Helm #MButterfly Revival, Big Names Join @SFosterNYC in @TheNewGroupNYC's #SweetCharity

Listen: @CharlieOnBway Sets Dates, @QueenLesli Switches Hunchbacks & Returns to @MatildaBroadway

“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) “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Sets Broadway Dates

“Heisenberg’s” Broadway Transfer Tickets Now on Sale

2) FOX’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Event Has its Day at the TCAs

All New “Rocky Horror” Teaser Trailer

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

4) Show and Casting Announcements

Lesli Margherita Switches “Hunchbacks” to Come Back to New York

“The Fantasticks” Welcomes Lorenzo Lamas

5) A Pair of Broadway Creatives Land Deals with FOX

Thomas Kail Sets Up Production Company

Marc Platt Signs First-Look Deal

6) Broadway Faves Visit “Doug Loves Movies” Podcast

Listen: #JulieTaymor's Coming Back to Broadway & @LauraOsnes is the Perfect Human (cc: @TheaterPPL)!

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson discuss Cats, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Men on Boats, Butler, La Fanciulla Del West, Quietly, Broadway Unplugged, and Alice in Black & White.

Listen: #MissSaigon & #SunsetBoulevard Coming Back to Broadway in 2017! Changes for @FrozenBroadway.

“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)

BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook

Notes:

1) “Miss Saigon” Makes Spring Broadway Plans Official

2) Glenn Close to Return to Broadway and “Sunset Boulevard” in January

3) Big Changes Coming when “Frozen” Hits Broadway

Alex Timbers Out as Director

Bobby Lopez Says Show Could Feature a Dozen New Songs

4) Show and Casting Announcements

– Harriet Harris Joins “The Roads to Home” at Primary Stages

– Sammi Cannold’s Moving Bus “Violet” Heads to A.R.T.

– “The Cherry Orchard” Rounds Out Cast as Rehearsals Begin

5) Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews in Talks for “Mary Poppins” Sequel

6) Harold Prince Bemoans Broadway’s Changing Culture

Listen: @NikkiMJames, @TheJoseLlana, & @AndrewKober to Lead #TwelfthNight, Shalhoub & Cariani to @AtlanticTheater! @RagtimeOnEllis Lottery