Listen: “Hair: Live” Pulled from NBC Lineup, “The Band’s Visit” to Close this Spring, Recapping “Skittles Commercial: The Musical”

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1) NBC Pulls “Hair” From Spring Lineup

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/hair-live-nbc-1203128419/

2) “The Band’s Visit” Announces Spring Closing

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BANDS-VISIT-Will-Close-on-Broadway-this-April-20190204

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

4) Recommendations

Anthony Rapp and “Star Trek” Costars Parody “Rent”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Anthony-Rapp-and-the-Cast-of-Star-Trek-Parody-RENT-20190203

New York Times: “She Used to Be Mine” Has Gone from Showtune to Standard

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/theater/sara-bareilles-she-used-to-be-mine-waitress.html

5) Show and Casting News

Ken Davenport Working on Harry Belafonte Broadway Musical

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ken-Davenport-Eager-to-Bring-Harry-Belafonte-Story-to-Broadway-20190204

Rumors Swirl that UK’s Lucie Jones Could be Next Broadway Jenna

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rialto-Chatter-Will-WAITRESS-Welcome-Lucie-Jones-as-Next-Jenna-20190204

Complete Cast Announced for “The Scarlet Pimpernel”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Full-Cast-And-Creative-Team-Announced-For-THE-SCARLET-PIMPERNEL-at-Lincoln-Center-20190204

“Fairview” to Return to New York this Summer

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/FAIRVIEW-Returns-To-New-York-City-20190204

6) Checking in with Oliver Henry Roth to Recap “Skittles Commercial: The Musical”

https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/02/04/reviewtherainbow-our-editors-g-chat-on-the-skittles-musical/