Listen: SpongeBob to Close Sept. 16, Investigation Opened into Death of “Chicago” Standby Jeff Loeffelholz, Diana Rigg Annoyed by Lauren Ambrose’s Schedule, and This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

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Late announcement: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, the critically acclaimed, award-winning new musical will conclude its Broadway engagement at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at West 47th Street) on Sunday, September 16, 2018, due to previously planned theatre renovations beginning mid-September. Early in 2019, school and youth group licensing rights will be available, with professional licensing to follow. Additionally, a North American tour will begin fall 2019 (cities, venue engagements and casting to be announced at a later date). The production, which began previews on November 6, 2017, and opened on December 4, 2017, will have played 327 regular performances and 29 previews.

 

This Week on Broadway

https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2018/07/08/this-week-on-broadway-for-july-8-2018-nancy-anderson/

1) Investigation Opened to Explore Suicide of Longtime “Chicago” Standby, Jeff Loeffelholz

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Investigations-Opened-to-Explore-Suicide-of-CHICAGO-ActorJeff-Loeffelholz-20180706

2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Tuesday, 7/10

Previews: Moulin Rouge! at Emerson Colonial Theatre

http://www.emersoncolonialtheatre.com/calendar/moulin-rouge-the-musical/

Wednesday, 7/11

Performances Begins: Encore’s Off-Center: Gone Missing

https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/gone-missing/

Thursday, 7/12

Opening: This Ain’t No Disco- Atlantic Theater

https://atlantictheater.org/playevents/this-aint-no-disco/

Opening: Mary Page Marlowe at Second Stage

https://2st.com/shows/current-production/mary-page-marlowe

Friday, 7/13

Previews: World Premiere Dave at Arena Stage DC

http://www.arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/productions/dave/

Sunday, 7/15

Opening: Trainspotting Off-Broadway

http://www.trainspottingnyc.com/

Closing: Angels in America

https://angelsbroadway.com/

Closing: Jagged Little Pill ART in Cambridge

https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/jagged-little-pill/

Closing: The Cher Show Chicago

http://www.broadwayinchicago.com/show/cher-show/

Closing: Sugar in Our Wounds MTC

https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/sugar-in-our-wounds/

Closing: Log Cabin Playwrights Horizons

https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/log-cabin/

3) In Other News

Diana Rigg Annoyed by Lauren Ambrose Needing an Alternate

https://nypost.com/2018/07/05/diana-rigg-annoyed-that-my-fair-lady-star-is-taking-sundays-off/

Soho Rep Extends Critically-Acclaimed “Fairview” Again

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Soho-Rep-Adds-Second-Extension-to-Jackie-Sibblies-Drurys-FAIRVIEW-20180706

Julie Musbach Looks the Recent Trend of Gender-Bending Shakespeare

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/A-Role-By-Any-Other-Name-Gender-in-Shakespeare-and-Making-Room-for-Women-20180707