Listen: Broadway Legend Barbara Cook Passes Away, “Great Comet” Announces Closing, and “Once on this Island” and “Margaritaville” Make Casting Announcements!

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Notes:

1) Broadway Legend Barbara Cook Passes Away

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Legendary-Barbara-Cook-Has-Passed-Away-at-89-20170808

Broadway Will Dim its Lights Tomorrow

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Will-Dim-Lights-Tomorrow-in-Memory-of-Barbara-Cook-20170808

2) “Great Comet” Announces a Closing Date

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-THE-GREAT-COMET-Announces-September-Broadway-Closing-Final-Performers-for-Role-of-Pierre-20170808

3) Stars Join Upcoming “Once on this Island” Revival

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Lea-Salonga-Merle-Dandridge-Quentin-Earl-Darrington-Alex-Newell-Join-ONCE-ON-THIS-ISLAND-20170808

4) Broadway Cast Announced for “Escape to Margaritaville”

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Paul-Alexander-Nolan-Alison-Luff-Lisa-Howard-and-More-to-Star-in-ESCAPE-TO-MARGARITAVILLE-on-Broadway-Full-Cast-Announced-20170808

5) Quick Show and Casting News

FOX Announces “A Christmas Story: Live” Date and First Star

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/FOX-Reveals-Air-Date-for-Live-Musical-Event-A-CHRISTMAS-STORY-Maya-Rudolph-to-Star-20170808

“Hamilton” Teases Major Announcements on Friday

August 11 is going to be a #BitOfADay… for a few reasons.

Posted by Hamilton: An American Musical on Tuesday, August 8, 2017

6) Laura Benanti Remembers Barbara Cook