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#Hamilton Shares Profits, #HughJackman’s new musical, & Openings

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1. The Hamilton Cast Gets Into The Room Where It Happens

2. Schedule | Openings and Previews

— Anastasia will come to Broadway during the 2016-2017 season at a Shubert Theatre to be named later

— Cirque Du Soleil began previews for their first Broadway specific show “Paramour”

— In the Secret Sea” opens on Thursday April 21

— American Psycho opens on Thursday April 21 at the Schoenfeld

— Ted Lange takes the helm of an ‘Othello’ prequel at the Odyssey by F. Kathleen Foley

3. Happy Birthday to Lincoln Center’s Tony-winning production of “The King and I” & Kelli O’Hara

4. Get Jacked with “The Greatest Showman on Earth”

5. “Perfect Crime” celebrates its 30th Anniversary Off-Broadway today at 8:00pm.

— ReplyAll Podcast: #51 Perfect Crime

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Matt Tamanini talk with Jose Llana. Reviews include: The Marvelous Wonderettes @ The Kirk Theatre, Nathan The Wise @ Classic Stage Company, and Ideation @ 59e59. In television and film, we talk about The Greatest Showman on Earth, NT Live Encore Series 2016, and All the Way on HBO.

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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, Kritzerland, 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, The Sondheim Review 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.

Notes and links for the podcast.

Guest: Jose Llana

Twitter: @TheJoseLlana

Instagram: TheJoseLlana

www.JoseLlana.com

IBDB

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release the debut American solo album from Drama Desk Award-winning theatre star JOSE LLANA on Friday, May 13. Altitude – based on his acclaimed concert at the Lincoln Center American Songbook Series last year – celebrate his 20 years on Broadway with a savvy collection of songs he performed on and off the main stem, in addition to pop favorites. Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Miles, his co-star in the Off-Broadway smash Here Lies Love, is featured as special guest. Altitude is produced by Michael Croiter with Kimberly Grigsby serving as Music Director. Pre-order the album at www.YellowSoundLabel.com.

Llana will return to the starring role in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King & I from April 19 to May 1, directed by Bartlett Sher. His two week return will be a reunion with his Here Lies Love co-star Ruthie Ann Miles. Llana appeared in the title role for the first time last season and made his Broadway debut as “Lun Tha” in the 1996 Revival of the show opposite Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips. Advance copies of Altitude will be exclusively available at the Vivian Beaumont during this time.

Altitude Album Release at Joe’s Pub on Monday, May 16

 

Reviews:

PF: The Marvelous Wonderettes @ The Kirk Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street

PF: Nathan The Wise @ Classic Stage Company, 136 East 13th Street, through May 1, 2016

PF: Ideation @ 59e59, through April 17, 2016

JM: Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of The Father @ The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th Street, through June 12, 2016

 

News: 

Television & Film: 

“The Greate[...]

@MatildaBroadway sets closing date & #NicoleKidman’s Bway return

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

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Notes:

Pre: Happy 16th birthday to Sh-K-Boom Records!

1. “Matilda” to Close on Broadway the First of the Year

2. “The Father” Opens on Broadway – Reviews

3. Casting and Show Announcements

— Nicole Kidman Returning to Broadway this fall

— Original Broadway Cast Recording of “Waitress” 

4. The Tony’s Announce their First 2016 Winners

5. Jed Bernstein Resigns as President of Lincoln Center

@thewillswenson to @BarringtonStage & @RTC_NYC #SheLovesMe extends

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

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Notes:

1. Muny Announces Season

2. Tony-nominee Anne Jackson Passes Away at 90

3. Barrington Stage Summer Season [ www.barringtonstageco.org ]

4. “She Loves Me” Extension

5. Award Season Nominations Announcements

— 2016 Drama League Awards Nominees to be Announced Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

— 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominees to be Announced Thursday, April 28th 2016

6. NT Live to Present Encore Series

7. Casting and Show Announcements

— Paper Mill’s “West Side Story”

8. Hamil-Section

— “Hamilton: The Revolution” is No. 1 on the Amazon Charts

9.  Mark Rylance in Steven Spielberg’s “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara”

Disney Channel announced an open casting search for their recently announced “High School Musical 4.”

Are You a Reality TV Addict? Patti Murin Picks the Perfect Broadway Shows for You!

 

Music from Today’s show courtesy BroadwayRecords:

— Opening: Tevye’s Dream from Fiddler on the Roof (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)

— Closing: A Brand New Day from The Wiz LIVE! (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event)

OMG #DanielRadcliffe is coming back to NY & @MotownMusical’s coming back to Broadway!

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

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Notes:

Happy Anniversary to “An American in Paris,” who celebrated one year on Broadway last night.

1. Daniel Radcliffe Returning to the New York Stage

2. Riedel Loves “Spongebob”

3. Casting and Show Announcements

— Motown Announces Broadway Return Cast

— Major Playwrights Featured in Signature Theatre’s New Season

— Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference

— Tony Sheldon to Lead “The Roar of the Greasepaint- The Smell of the Crowd” at Papermill

— Steppenwolf announced the Chicago premiere of “Between Riverside and Crazy”

4. Hamil-Section

Hamilton Education program, in conjunction with The Gilder Lehrman Institute, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the NYC Department of Education, which will bring 20,000 11th grade students from local Title I schools to see the show for just $10 apiece.

5. The music for today’s show has been supplied by our friends at BroadwayRecords.

Check out their collection of recordings at BroadwayRecords.com where you will get free shipping on any order over $50

 

Music from Today’s show:

— Opening: Push Da Button from The Color Purple

— Closing: Nothing Bad’s Ever Gonna Happen Again from Cry-Baby

Today we talk Grosses, @BarbraStreisand #Gypsy, a potential #SheLovesMe extension, & the #Hamiltome release:

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Grosses

2. Barbra Sreisand’s “Gypsy” Gets New Life

3. Calendar

— “Hairspray” Live, Wednesday, December 7th

— Stars in the Alley, Friday, June 3rd at 12:30pm

— Head of Passes Extension

— “She Loves Me” Possible Extension

4. Vassar and New York Stage and Film Announces 2016 Powerhouse Season

5. “Hamilton: The Revolution” Hits Bookstores Today

Today @OfficialBPeters to be honored @TWAwards, @HamiltonMusical gets new king, @ArianaGrande & @MrJasonRBrown colab

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Bernadette Peters to receive Theatre World Lifetime Achievement Award

2. Calendar

“Exit Strategy” at the Cherry Lane Theatre

Classic Stage Company opens “Nathan the Wise” starring F. Murray Abraham and Stark Sands

“One Funny Mother” at New World Stages

Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of “The Father,” starring the legendary Frank Langella and Kathryn Erbe

3. Twyla Tharp will debut her latest piece this summer as part of her company’s season at the Joyce Theater

4. Casting News

Rory O’Malley takes over as King George III the Fourth in “Hamilton.”

Jimmy Fallon (NBC’s “Tonight Show” host) will be singing “You’ll Be Back” on the upcoming “Hamilton Mixtape”

Democractic Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders sees “Hamilton”

5. Ariana Grande and Jason Robert Brown team up for MTV Movie Awards

6. Follow ups to last week’s stories

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at the Hollywood Bowl adds a show

Matt’s “American Idol” Broadway list missed Jordan Sparks

Adam Lambert missing from final Idol

7. Recommendation:

Annoying Actor Friend: The Truth Behind the CATS Protest

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review: The Crucible, Dry Power @ The Public, Hungry @ The Public, and Broadway By The Year: The Broadway Musicals of the 1950s. Peter tells us about his visit to Penn State University for a panel with Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Scott Miller.

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Panel:

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, Kritzerland, 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, The Sondheim Review 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.

 

Notes and links for the podcast.

Special:

Discussion: Are We In A New Golden Age of Musical Theatre?

Peter visits Penn State University for a panel with Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Scott Miller.

Jennifer Ashley Tepper on Twitter

Scott Miller, Artistic Director, New Line Theatre

 

Reviews:

 

MP + JM: The Crucible @ The Walter Kerr Theatre, through July 17, 2016

The best Arthur Miller plays by David Cote

From Death of a Salesman to All My Sons, we rank the ten best plays by the great American dramatist Arthur Miller

PF + MP + JM: Dry Power @ The Public, through May 1, 2016

PF: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: HUNGRY @ The Public, (already closed.)

MP: Broadway By The Year: The Broadway Musicals of the 1950s

— Coming: BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: The 1960s @ Town Hall on May 23, 2016

— Coming: BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: The 1970s @ Town Hall on Jun 20, 2016

Scott Siegel

 

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Overture from My Fair Lady

 

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Today we discuss @MichaelRiedelNY #JulieTaymor @TheBeatles, Chicago Shakespeare in Love, @TheTonyAwards decisions, @AmericanIdol and much 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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Michael Riedel reports in today’s New York post that Julie Taymor is working on a new musical which will be inspired by music from The Beatles.

2. Chicago Shakespeare announced that their upcoming season will includes an adaptation by Lee Hall of the 1998 film ‘Shakespeare In Love’.

3. Tonys Committee releases Eligibility Decisions

On a side note, Heather Headley will be taking over the role of Shug Avery, May 8th, after the Tony Nomination which occur on May 3rd.

4. Matt reminisces about American Idol

5. Recommendations:

From Death of a Salesman to All My Sons, we rank the ten best plays by the great American dramatist Arthur Miller

By David Cote

Broadway Producers Try a New Recipe

Known for shows with high-profile casts, husband-and-wife team take a different approach with ‘Waitress’

Going From Show to Show No More y CARA JOY DAVID

‘Hamilton’: Who’s Making Millions Off Broadway’s Hottest Show by Rebecca Sun

Today we discuss @HollywoodBowl’s #LittleMermaid casting, @BilldeBlasio’s Bway Day, @AudraEqualityMc’s new award

“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] or [email protected]

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Notes:

1. Hollywood Bowl Goes Under the Sea

2. Big Broadway Day for de Blasio

3. Casting News

Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Spoils” heading to London

“Himself and Nora”

$10 from every ticket purchased by April 10th, for any future performance will be given to the St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters.

4. Dramatists Guild Fund honors Audra McDonald and Craig Lucas

The 2016 Madge Evans and Sidney Kingsley Award

5. Why Theater Majors Are Vital in the Digital Age