Listen: Heidi Blickenstaff to Lead “Freaky Friday” Movie, Lin-Manuel Miranda Attacks Trump, and this Week’s Theatrical Schedule

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Notes:

1) Heidi Blickenstaff to Lead “Freaky Friday” Disney Channel Movie

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Heidi-Blickenstaff-and-Cozi-Zuehlsdorff-to-Body-Swap-in-FREAKY-FRIDAY-on-Disney-Channel-20170929

2) Second Stage Receives $14 Million for their Renovation

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Second-Stages-Broadway-Renovation-Receives-Over-14M-from-the-City-20170929

3) Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes Aim at Trump Over Puerto Rico Response

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/us/lin-manuel-miranda-trump-hurricane.html?mcubz=3

Patti Murin and Colin Donnell Match Funds for Puerto Rico Relief

ICYMI Colin & I are MATCHING donations made to https://t.co/RhcvaTmDQa to aid in Puerto Rico relief & @RobDiamondBWW is ALSO matching! pic.twitter.com/JqSDcHx6Rf

— Patti Murin (@PattiMurin) September 30, 2017

4) Show and Casting News

Social Media Posts Go Behind the Scenes of the “Beetlejuice” Workshop

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZoic78H5Zh/

Max Posner’s “The Treasurer” Extends at Playwrights Horizons

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Max-Posners-THE-TREASURER-Extends-Two-Weeks-Off-Broadway-20170928

Leading Theatre Critics Unite for a New Podcast

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Peter-Marks-Terry-Teachout-Elisabeth-Vincentelli-Launch-New-Podcast-THREE-ON-THE-AISLE-20170929

5) Study Shows Watching a Musical is as Good as a Workout

http://nypost.com/2017/09/29/watching-a-musical-is-as-good-for-you-as-a-30-minute-workout-study-claims/?utm_campaign=iosapp

6) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule with Natalie Noack