Listen: “Pretty Woman” Finds a New Star, Are the Tony Awards Just Crass Commercialism, and Jason Tam Joins “Be More Chill”

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1) Andy Karl Joins Orfeh in “Pretty Woman” Broadway Bow

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Andy-Karl-Will-Replace-Steve-Kazee-as-Star-of-PRETTY-WOMAN-on-Broadway-20180523

2) Forbes: The Tony Awards: Crass Commercial Or Necessary Institution?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2018/05/23/the-tony-awards-crass-commercial-or-necessary-institution/#29b7c1724a82

3) Recommendations

Tony Nominees Ashley Park and Grey Henson Recreate Casey Nicholaw Choreography

http://www.playbill.com/article/ashley-park-and-grey-henson-recreate-casey-nicholaws-choreography-from-spamalot-to-mean-girls

4) In Other News

Jason Tam Joins “Be More Chill”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jason-Tam-Joins-Cast-of-BE-MORE-CHILL-20180523

“Mean Girls” to Launch Tour from Buffalo in 2019

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MEAN-GIRLS-Tour-to-Launch-from-Buffalo-in-Fall-2019-20180523

“Carousel” Album to be Released Digitally June 8th

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CAROUSEL-Cast-Album-Available-Digitally-June-8th-in-Stores-July-13-20180523

TCM to Air “Mad About Musicals!” Tribute in June

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TCM-To-Pay-Tribute-To-Musicals-In-June-Programming-Special-Mad-About-Musicals-20180523

 

Music: Soliloquy from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel (2018 cast recording coming in June)