Listen: “The Play That Goes Wrong” to Close up Shop, “Some Like it Hot” Heading for Broadway, and Erich Bergen to Make Broadway Debut… Wait, Really?

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1) “The Play That Goes Wrong” Announces August Closing Date

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Hijinks-Are-Over-THE-PLAY-THAT-GOES-WRONG-to-End-Run-on-August-26-20180514

2) Shaiman and Wittman Working on New Musical Adaptation of “Some Like it Hot”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SOME-LIKE-IT-HOT-Musical-Adaptation-in-the-Works-from-Producers-Craig-Zadan-Neil-Meron-Casey-Nicholaw-to-Direct-20180514

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

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

4) Recommendations

New York Times: Bikini Bottom by Way of Party City

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/theater/spongebob-squarepants-broadway-costumes.html

Laura Benanti Explains the Plays of 2017-2018

https://www.theatermania.com/video/laura-benanti-explains-the-plays-of-the-2017-18-broadway-season_1443.html

5) In Other News

Erich Bergen to Make Broadway Debut in “Waitress”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Erich-Bergen-to-Have-Some-Bad-Ideas-as-Next-Doctor-Pomatter-in-WAITRESS-20180514

More Stars Added to Kennedy Center’s “How to Succeed”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Complete-Casting-Announced-for-HOW-TO-SUCCEED-at-the-Kennedy-Center-20180514

Jackie Hoffman, Steven Skybell, and Jill Abramovitz to Lead Yiddish “Fiddler on the Roof”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Jackie-Hoffman-Steven-SkybellandJill-Abramovitz-Lead-the-Cast-of-FIDDLER-ON-THE-ROOF-In-Yiddish-20180514

New York City Center’s “Brigadoon” will Get Cast Album

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cast-Recording-Announced-for-Encores-BRIGADOON-Starring-OHara-and-Wilson-20180514

York Theatre Company’s “Unexpected Joy” to Get Cast Album

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Cast-Recording-Announced-for-Off-Broadways-UNEXPECTED-JOY-20180514