Broadway preps for strike, is Daveed coming back to ‘Hamilton’?, West End ‘Oh, Mary!’ announces cast

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1) Broadway actors, stage managers, musicians preparing for historic strike
https://www.amny.com/entertainment/broadway-actors-weigh-big-strike/

2) ‘Hamilton’ teases possible Daveed Diggs return
https://x.com/hamiltonmusical/status/1974504852374929566?s=46

3) West End cast of ‘Oh, Mary!’ announced
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/cast-set-for-oh-mary-in-the-west-end_1693767/

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 7
Previews: ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ on Broadway
https://littlebearridgeroad.com/ 

Opening: ‘The Least Problematic Woman in the World’ Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
https://leastproblematicwoman.com/ 

Wednesday, Oct. 8
Performances: ‘Beetlejuice’ on Broadway
https://beetlejuicebroadway.com/ 

Previews: ‘Liberation’ on Broadway
https://liberationbway.com/ 

Previews: ‘The Queen of Versailles’ on Broadway
https://queenofversaillesmusical.com/ 

Previews: ‘Kyoto’ Off-Broadway from Lincoln Center
https://www.lct.org/shows/kyoto/ 

Thursday, Oct. 9
Opening: ‘Tartuffe’ Off-Broadway at House of the Redeemer
https://www.houseoftheredeemer.org/event/andre-deshields-is-tartuffe/ 

Sunday, Oct. 12
Closing: ‘Weather Girl’ Off-Broadway at St. Ann’s Warehouse
https://stannswarehouse.org/show/weather-girl/ 

5) Show and casting news

Atlantic extends ‘Let’s Love!’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/ethan-coens-lets-love-with-aubrey-plaza-extends-check-out-new-photos

Susan Egan to join West End ‘Hercules’ cast for one night
https://playbill.com/article/susan-egan-to-join-londons-hercules-for-1-night-only

6) Recommendation

Ana Villafañe, Jordan Donica perform ‘Two Lost Souls’ from ‘Damn Yankees’
https://youtu.be/gABHJ5TYb78