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Morgan's 2023 Reading List ✨📚

Jan 2: Truly Madly Guilty - Liane Moriarty (1 star)

Jan 4: True Biz - Sara Nović (4.5 stars)

Jan 15: Spare - Prince Harry (4 stars)

Jan 20: Blood of Olympus - Rick Riordan (re-read) (3 stars)

Jan 23: This Time Tomorrow - Emma Straub (3.5 stars)

Jan 25: The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave (3.5 stars)

Feb 2: Beartown - Fredrik Backman (5 stars)

Feb 5: The Hawthorne Legacy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (4 stars)

Feb 6: The Final Gambit - Jennifer Lynn Barnes (3.5 stars)

Feb 19: Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting - Clare Pooley (4 stars)

Feb 19: The Unsinkable Greta James - Jennifer E. Smith (2.5 stars)

Feb 28: Where’d You Go, Bernadette? - Maria Semple (5 stars)

Mar 15: A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

Mar 20: A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas (5 stars)

Mar 23: A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

Mar 25: The Quarantine Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot (2.5 stars)

Mar 26: A Court of Frost and Starlight - Sarah J. Maas (4 stars)

Mar 31: The Mutual Friend - Carter Bays (4 stars)

April 5: From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L. Armentrout (3.5 stars)

April 9: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire - Jennifer L. Armentrout (4.5 stars)

April 15: The Crown of Gilded Bones - Jennifer L. Armentrout (3 stars)

April 19: The War of Two Queens -Jennifer l Armentrout (3 stars)

April 23: The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams (3 stars)

April 30: Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus (5 stars)

May 6: Happy Place - Emily Henry (4.5 stars)

May 10: Everything Beautiful in Its Time - Jenna Bush Hager (not rating)

May 13: Well Met - Jen DeLuca (3 stars)

May 21: The Last Mrs. Parrish - Liv Constantine (2.5 stars)

May 25: The Displacements - Bruce Holsinger (4 stars)

May 27: Rock the Boat - Beck Dorey-Stein (4.5 stars)

May 31: Damn Few - Rorke Denver (not rating)

June 14: A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J. Maas (2 stars)

June 25: Prisoners of Geography - Tim Marshall (not rating)

June 27: A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J. Maas (reread)

July 2: Pineapple Street - Jenny Jackson (4 stars)

July 5: Once More With Feeling - Elissa Sussman (2 stars)

July 13: It All Comes Down to This - Therese Anne Fowler (3.5 stars)

July 15: Mad Honey - Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan (4 stars)

July 27: The Secret History - Donna Tart (3 stars)

July 29: The Comeback Summer - Ali Brady (4 stars)

July 30: The It Girl - Ruth Ware (4 stars)

August 5: The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern (4 stars)

August 6: Educated - Tara Westover (not rating)

August 9: The First 90 Days - Michael D. Watkins (not rating)

August 11: This is How it Always Is - Laurie Frankel (5 stars)

August 20: Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver (4.5 stars)

August 27: A Soul of Ash and Blood - Jennifer L. Armentrout (1.5 stars)

August 30: The Alice Network - Kate Quinn (3.5 stars)

September 4: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab (4.5 stars)

September 15: This Is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (4 stars)

September 17: Hotel Laguna - Nicola Harrison (2 stars)

September 24: We're All Adults Here - Emma Straub (5 stars)

September 26: A Bend in the Road - Nicholas Sparks (1.5 stars)

October 5: The Celebrants - Steven Rowley (2.5 stars)

October 8: Anxious People - Fredrik Backman (3.5 stars)

October 9: Born a Crime - Trevor Noah (not rating)

October 14: The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer (4 stars)

October 16: Counting the Cost - Jill Duggar (not rating)

October 18: Love and Other Words - Christina Lauren (2.5 stars)

October 22: Rules of Civility - Amor Towles (4 stars)

October 29: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone - Lori Gottlieb (not rating)

October 30: Troublemaker - Leah Remini (not rating)

November 2: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen (3.5 stars)

November 7: Good Girl Complex - Elle Kennedy (1.5 stars)

November 23: Modern Lovers - Emma Straub (2 stars)

November 25: Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros (3.5 stars)

December 3: Daisy Jones and The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid (2.5 stars)

December 6: Know My Name - Chanel Miller (not rating)

December 10: Girl in the Blue Coat - Monica Hesse (2.5 stars)

December 15: The Circus Train - Anita Parikh (2 stars)

December 20: Catch and Kill - Ronan Farrow (not rating)

December 22: Today Will Be Different - Maria Semple (4 stars)

December 27: Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros (4.5 stars)

December 29: Vampire Academy - Michelle Mead (1 star)

December 30: Percy Jackson: The Chalice of the Gods - Rick Riordan (5 stars)

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Harmony

HARMONY by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman directed by Warren Carlyle: It seems distressingly timely in the current political climate to see a musical about the real-life vocal group The Comedian Harmonists, who were suppressed by the Nazis in the early 1930s because half of them were Jewish (and in this production, two are gay or bi) and they performed Jewish music. It’s not that we don’t need to repeat history’s lessons about bigotry until none exists. It’s that the reflection of the play’s action in the current world can leave one a little shell-shocked. Fortunately, the play and production are worth it. Narrated by the incomparable Chip Zien as “Rabbi” Josef Roman Cycowski, the last of the group to die, the production deals with a great deal of regret as Zien looks back on the mistakes he made in dealing with the growing Nazi threat and, by extension, the guilt of people who stand by and do nothing while evil takes over a country. Zien is both funny (he plays a variety of other characters the group encounters) and intensely moving. As his younger self, Danny Kornfeld deserves particular credit for developing a character that really does look as if he could grow up to become the older actor. And Julie Benko is quite powerful as Ruth Stern, the anti-Fascist agitator who marries one of the group’s non-Jewish members. The dialog has the occasional clinker and there are some simplistic lyrics, but Barry Manilow’s score is a surprise. There’s only one number — the Josephine Baker fantasy “We’re Goin’ Loco!” — that mirrors his pop hits. For the rest, he moves effortlessly through a variety of musical styles, including the operetta “Your Son Is Becoming a Singer, the musical joke “Hungarian Rhapsody #20” (which would be great for a men’s chorus) and the beautiful anthem “Stars in the Night.”

#musicals #barry manilow #comedian harmonists #antisemitism #chip zien #julie benko

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Muppet Mainstage, May 2nd, 2024

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“Copacabana” was written by Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman in 1978. It was performed by Liza Minelli on season 4, episode 14 of The Muppet Show (1979). She is joined by a crowd of regular muppets and two full bodied muppets, a mutation playing Tony and a troll playing Rico (the performers are uncredited).

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News of Cabaret: It's official Cabaret goes to Broadway! We still have to wait to know if Eddie will reprise his role there.

"Award-Winning ‘Cabaret’ Revival Plans Spring Broadway Bow"

The production opened in London with Eddie Redmayne in a starring role; the New York cast has not yet been announced but he is expected to join it.

By Michael Pauson, New York Times, July 11, 2023

Willkommen, bienvenue, Broadway!

“Cabaret,” the ever-popular (and portentous) musical set in a Berlin nightclub on the eve of the Nazis’ rise to power, will return to Broadway in the spring in a new production that has already won raves in London.

The producing team on Tuesday morning announced a plan to transfer the show to Broadway, and said it would open at the August Wilson Theater, where a revival of “Funny Girl” is scheduled to close Sept. 3.

The “Cabaret” producers did not announce any other details, but it is widely expected that Eddie Redmayne, the film star who played the nightclub’s Master of Ceremonies when this revival opened in London, will reprise the role on Broadway. The show’s other big role, Sally Bowles, the nightclub’s star singer, was initially played in London by Jessie Buckley; that role has not yet been cast in New York.

“Cabaret,” with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff, originally opened on Broadway in 1966, and that production, directed by Hal Prince and starring Joel Grey, won eight Tony Awards, including for best musical, and ran for three years. Grey went on to star in a 1972 film adaptation that won eight Academy Awards, including one for Grey and one for his co-star, Liza Minnelli.

The musical was revived on Broadway in 1987, again with Prince directing and Grey as the Emcee. Then in 1998, a new production directed by Sam Mendes and starring Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson, came to Broadway; that production closed in 2004 and then returned in 2014 for another year, opening with Michelle Williams opposite Cumming.

This latest revival, directed by Rebecca Frecknall, opened in London in 2021, and won seven Olivier Awards, including one for best musical revival. Its run is continuing. The critic Matt Wolf, writing in The New York Times, called the production “nerve-shredding,” and said, “Frecknall pulls us into a hedonistic milieu, only to send us out nearly three hours later reminded of life’s horrors.”

The lead producers are Ambassador Theater Group, a British company that owns and operates theaters around Europe and the United States and has become increasingly active in producing on Broadway, and Underbelly, a British company closely associated with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

“Cabaret” will join multiple shows on Broadway this season that deal with antisemitism, among them “Just for Us,” a one-man show from the comedian Alex Edelman, which is now running, as well as “Harmony,” a musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman that is opening in the fall and “Prayer for the French Republic,” a play by Joshua Harmon, which is to open in the winter. Last season’s Tony-winning best play, “Leopoldstadt,” which closed earlier this month, and the winner of the Tony for best musical revival, “Parade,” which runs until Aug. 6, are also about antisemitism.

#eddie redmayne #eddieredmayne #redmayne #cabaret 2021 #broadway #new york #july 2023 #cabaret at the kit kat club

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Barry Manilow prepares upcoming Broadway musical 'Harmony,' at long last

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More than 30 years after the musical “Harmony” was written, it finally prepares to make its Broadway debut. The show was almost lost to history — like its subject.

The historical show written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman tells the true story of the forgotten German performing group The Comedian Harmonists. Many regard the six-man group as one of the first boy bands, as they recorded a string of popular albums and played sold-out venues around the globe.

But at the height of their popularity, the Nazi party took control of Germany, and they were denounced for being degenerates. Three of the group’s members were Jewish, and possessing their music was considered a crime.

Relegated to obscurity and word of mouth, Sussman learned of the group through a German-language documentary. After seeing it, he recalls running to a phone booth in lower Manhattan to call his writing partner about what he just saw.

“I had never heard of them. And I thought, (Manilow) knows every song ever written. He knows every group that ever was,” Sussman told the Associated Press in a recent interview after a rehearsal for the show.

Manilow was also unaware.

“Then we realized that’s the story,” Sussman said.

But that was half the battle, as information on the group was hard to come by. “The Nazis tried to annihilate them, and they did. You couldn’t find any records. You couldn’t look at any of their movies,” Manilow said.

Though they made approximately a dozen films and released numerous recordings, most were confiscated by authorities and destroyed.

“It was illegal to own or play or sell the records, so people hid their 78s under their mattresses. And after the war, they began to emerge,” Sussman said.

While playing concert dates in Germany, Manilow visited a Tower Records store in Berlin to check out a major display.

“There was a whole wall of Comedian Harmonists. It was like the Beatles. They were the Beatles. They were the Backstreet Boys. They were the first boy band. That’s how big they were,” Manilow said.

While the show was written in the 1990s, Manilow states the long road to Broadway — including stops off-Broadway in New York City and La Jolla Playhouse in California — had little to do with finishing the show and more about finding the right person to bring it to the big stage.

“Basically, it was ‘Harmony’ even in 1997 at the La Jolla Playhouse. Great reviews. Everybody loved it. And it wasn’t about the show, it was about the producers just couldn’t keep going. They couldn’t take it to New York,” Manilow said.

Then Tony-Award winning theatrical producer Ken Davenport stepped in. “He delivered all the way,” Sussman said. Previews begin Oct. 18 at the Barrymore Theatre.

The musical stars Sierra Boggess, Chip Zien and Julie Benko. The six Comedian Harmonists are Sean Bell, Danny Kornfeld, Zal Owen, Eric Peters, Blake Roman and Steven Telsey. The director is Warren Carlyle.

Manilow and Sussman are hoping that audiences learn about the legacy of The Comedian Harmonists, and how their brand of entertainment paved the way for the acts that followed.

Manilow and Sussman have worked together for decades with Manilow writing the music and Sussman dealing with lyrics, including the iconic hits “I Made it Through the Rain,” “Copacabana (At the Copa),” and “Hey Mambo.”

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#musical #harmony #harmony the musical #chip zien #julie benko #sierra boggess #musical theater kid #musical theater #comedian harmonists #the comedian harmonists #Bruce sussman #barry manilow #the archive comedian harmonists #black and white photos #black and white photography #black and white

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Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman Musical ‘Harmony’ Sets Broadway Fall Opening

Harmony, the Barry Manilow-Bruce Sussman musical that played a sold-out run at New York’s National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene last spring, will move to Broadway this fall, producers announced today.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024PRESENTED BYA MESSAGE FROM GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE:

The Gulfshore Playhouse Inaugural Season at the new Baker Theatre and Education Center! Two dazzling theatres. Seven fabulous productions. Anything Goes, Every Brilliant Thing, Dial “M” For Murder, The Lehman Trilogy, Noises Off, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, and Sweet Charity. Learn more.Good morning, Robert!

Monday night the Briefing was at opening night of The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers at New World Stages. Part interactive game show, part memoir, the show stars Marc Summers and is written by Alex Brightman with music by Drew Gasparini. At curtain call, Marc gave a heartfelt speech thanking everyone who made the show possible and pointed out people in the audience who changed his life and career path (many of them mentioned in the show). Marc's genuine kindness was exemplified by the fact that all of those people from his past showed up to support him. Also in attendance were Mike O'Malley, Brad Oscar, Alex Timbers, Lena Hall, Robin Russo (Marc's Double Dare co-host) and Melissa d'Arabian (Food Network Star winner). Following the performance was a party at Bryant Park Grill. GOT A TIP?

SETTING THE STAGE TODAY

First there was harmony.

"The full story of the lost singing group that inspired Broadway’s ‘Harmony’" by Broadway News' Ruthie Fierberg - "When Bruce Sussman first started writing the musical that would become “Harmony,” in the 1990s, there was only one historical resource about the Comedian Harmonists: the 1976 Eberhardt Fechner documentary about the German singing group, which had sparked Sussman’s interest in the group in the first place. Given that the doc was the only available reference, it is remarkable how much Sussman got right in the final musical. But, as with any stage adaptation, Sussman had to condense his material, and he also dramatized moments.

The Comedian Harmonists did not start off with the exact six members that eventually rose to fame — the six that were depicted as the original and final sextet in “Harmony.” In reality, it took more than a year (and the incorporation and ousting of multiple early members) to get to the perfect combination of six musicians: buffo Harry Frommerman, bass Robert Biberti, first tenor Ari Leschnikoff, second tenor Erich Collin, baritone Josef Roman Cycowski and pianist Erwin Bootz."

Listen to the first episode of “Who Were the Comedian Harmonists? The True Story Behind Broadway’s ‘Harmony’”: https://bway.ly/tfum5u

NEWS AND NOTES

SPRING PREVIEW:

"What to Know About This Crazily Crowded Broadway Spring Season" by The New York Times' Michael Paulson - "Is this year more April-centric than most? What’s happening this year is a version of what happens every year — a lot of shows open in April, and a lot of industry insiders express concern." https://bway.ly/enib3t

"Live Performance in New York: Here’s What to See This Spring" by The New York Times - "“The Notebook” and “Cabaret” land on Broadway. Olivia Rodrigo’s tour stops in Manhattan. Plus: Herbie Hancock, Heartbeat Opera and Trisha Brown Dance Company." https://bway.ly/wovqwr

AT THE OFFICE:

-- "Eric Keen-Louie Named Artistic Producing Director at La Jolla Playhouse" by American Theatre - https://bway.ly/xpt8d3

-- "Nidia Medina Named Producing Director of INTAR" by American Theatre - https://bway.ly/3jefqu

-- "Artistic Director Brandon Carter to Leave American Shakespeare Center" by American Theatre - https://bway.ly/kmu6rz

-- "Khalia Davis Named Producing Artistic Director of Coterie Theater" by American Theatre - https://bway.ly/k4amlg

-- "Fountain Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Sachs to Retire" by American Theatre - https://bway.ly/1ww2ls

TIKTOK TECH WATCH:

W4EMusical (Water for Elephants): “Tech at The Imperial Theatre” - https://bway.ly/17jz9h

-- Full series here: https://bway.ly/twgwa5

FIRST IN THE BRIEFING:

Museum of Broadway announced upcoming February events.

-- On Saturday, February 24 at 12:00pm will be A History of Minstrelsy with Ben West. Join musical theatre artist and historian Ben West, author of the upcoming book The American Musical, for a journey into the history of minstrelsy, including its legacy of blackface on Broadway, its trailblazing Black artists, and its impact on the development of the American musical.

-- On Wednesday, February 28 at 12:00pm will be Mary & Ethel…And Mikey Who? Talkback and Book Signing with author Stephen Cole joined by Klea Blackhurst and special guest Anita Gillette.

-- On Thursday, February 29 at 10:30am will be Spotlight on Black Broadway Producers. In the Museum’s continued celebration of Black History Month, join Rashad Chambers, Sade Lythcott & Brian Anthony Moreland in-conversation with Merrily We Roll Along’s Krystal Joy Brown.

Nicole Ari Parker replaces the previously announced Audra McDonald, who withdrew due to a scheduling conflict, in the role of Cleopatra, opposite John Douglas Thompson as Antony in Red Bull Theater's upcoming Antony & Cleopatra, presented in association with The Acting Company, on March 25 at 7:30pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

BOX OFFICE:

"Broadway box office sees biggest Presidents Day weekend boost since 2017; nearly all shows increase in gross and attendance" by Broadway News’ Michael Abourizk - "In a week that encompassed both Presidents Day weekend and the promotional event Kids’ Night on Broadway, Broadway’s box office saw significant growth. Following the lowest-grossing week of the season to date, the 23 current Broadway productions took in $26,946,864, an increase of 27.2%. Attendance increased 7.3% from week ending Feb. 11, tallying 201,727 Main Stem admissions during week 39 of the 2023-2024 season. Theatergoers filled seats to 94.1%, up 8.1% from the week prior, and the highest capacity figure seen so far in calendar year 2024. This year’s 27.2% jump in gross marks the largest increase over a week which includes Presidents Day weekend since 2017, when the gross increased 29.1%. Additionally, this year’s increase is well above the ten-year average increase of 19.4%." https://bway.ly/o2ro38

View the Broadway Grosses Week Ending 2/18/2024: broadwaybusiness.com/grosses

CONGRATULOTIONS: "Stephen Schwartz will be inducted into Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame" by Broadway News' Michael Abourizk - "Composer Stephen Schwartz will be named to the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF). Schwartz, who grew up in Long Island’s Williston Park, will be inducted during a ceremony on March 23 at the LIMEHOF headquarters in Stony Brook, New York." https://bway.ly/ftjgny

UNIONS: "A Growing Movement Off-Broadway: Atlantic Theater Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Join IATSE" by IATSE - "In a historic move, 178 crewmembers of the Atlantic Theatre Company have voted to join The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), becoming the first group to unionize with IATSE in a major non-profit theater off-Broadway. The announcement comes only two weeks after workers at the off-Broadway musical “Titanique” voted unanimously in favor of IATSE representation." https://bway.ly/ok9p8y

TICKETING: "Water For Elephants On Broadway 'Ringside' Seating Now Available" by BroadwayWorld's A.A. Cristi - https://bway.ly/4qousa

OFF-BROADWAY:

"Kate Taney-Billingsley's American Rot Will Make World Premiere at La MaMa; Count Stovall to Lead Cast" by Playbill's Meg Masseron - "Kate Taney-Billingsley's American Rot will make its world premiere at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club next month. Estelle Parsons will direct the new play, which will run at the downtown theatre beginning March 14. An official opening night is slated for March 18." https://bway.ly/p3cudj

The New Group's The Seven Year Disappear has been extended through March 31 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

REGIONAL:

"Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Ephraim Sykes to Star in Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center" by Broadway.com's Darryn King - "Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez and Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes will star as Albert, Rosie and Conrad Birdie, respectively, in the classic Charles Strouse-Michael Stewart musical Bye Bye Birdie at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Part of the Broadway Center Stage series, the show will play 11 performances only, from June 7 through June 15, in the Eisenhower Theater." https://bway.ly/t8lguu

"Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose to Have World Premiere" by TheaterMania's Linda Buchwald - "The Steppenwolf production, directed by Phylicia Rashad, will run March 14-April 21." https://bway.ly/g6v5ti

"Lora Lee Gayer, Adam Chanler-Berat, Judy Kuhn to Star in Unknown Soldier at Arena Stage" by TheaterMania's David Gordon - "The Michael Friedman-Daniel Goldstein musical will run March 29-May 5." https://bway.ly/x2ukh7

"Goodspeed’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood Announces Cast" by TheaterMania's Linda Buchwald - "The cast includes Lenny Wolpe, Liz McCartney, Mamie Parris, and more." https://bway.ly/p6l61a

"Anything Goes, Sweet Charity & More Set for Gulfshore Playhouse 2024-2025 Season" by BroadwayWorld's Chloe Rabinowitz - https://bway.ly/l3x7e1

ON THE ROAD: "'Back to the Future', '& Juliet' and more make debut at Fox Theatre for 2024-25 Broadway season" by Spectrum News St. Louis - "... Back to the Future Broadway ... A Beautiful Noise Musical ... Peter Pan the Broadway Musical ... Six U.S. Tour ... Shucked Musical ... Some Like It Hot ... Kimberly Akimbo ... & Juliet ..." https://bway.ly/6h21pq

ACROSS THE POND:

"Donny Osmond to Return to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to Launch New UK Tour" by TheaterMania's David Gordon and Alex Wood - "Donny Osmond will return to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to launch a new UK tour this holiday season. Osmond, who played Joseph over 2,000 times, will graduate to the role of Pharaoh for a run at the Edinburgh Playhouse December 3-29." https://bway.ly/e0g0zr

"Mind Mangler to embark on tour after West End run" by WhatsOnStage's Alex Wood - "Playing first at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End from Thursday 14 March to Sunday 28 April, 2024, the piece will then run on tour from 15 May to 16 June." https://bway.ly/lg4skb

FILM: "Where to Stream the ‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical Online" by The Hollywood Reporter's Danielle Directo-Meston - "... is available to buy or rent on digital at Prime Video, Apple TV and other on-demand video platforms, and it’s also expected to stream on Paramount+ soon." https://bway.ly/585xyc

AWARDS: "Amber Gray, More Win 2024 Bistro Awards" by Playbill's Logan Culwell-Block - "Winners of the 2024 Bistro Awards, recognizing the best in NYC cabaret performances, have been revealed, with the honors set to be handed out at an April 1 gala at Gotham Comedy Club. All awardees will perform at the special event, to be hosted by Bistro and MAC Award winner Steve Hayes." https://bway.ly/lqm4m0

IN DEVELOPMENT: 4 Times Entertainment announced JoAnn M. Hunter as the director of the Broadway bound Jo – The Little Women Musical.

GALA: "New York Theatre Workshop's 2024 Gala Will Honor Director Liesl Tommy" by Playbill's Logan Culwell-Block - "New York Theatre Workshop's 2024 Gala will honor director Liesl Tommy, with an event planned for March 18 at Gotham Hall. Nicole Ari Parker will host the evening, which is set to include performances and appearances from Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Adrienne Warren, Tamika Lawrence, Eisa Davis, Joy Woods, Elizabeth Judd, John Manzari, and more to be announced." https://bway.ly/q4lmiw

CONCERT: "Linda Eder Returns to 54 Below This Spring" by BroadwayWorld's Stephi Wild - "Performances are on May 16, 19, & 27, June 21 & 25, and July 2 at 7pm." https://bway.ly/zljsud

JAQUES: "Chicago Is A Trailblazer Too" by Jaques' Gordon Cox - "Here's how the long-running revival played a lead role in bringing Broadway to the world" https://bway.ly/5c5drj

NORTH JERSEY: "This NJ theater keeps sending shows to Broadway. What is it doing right?" by North Jersey's Jim Beckerman - "[Paper Mill Playhouse] is now sending its fifth show to Broadway. "The Great Gatsby," ... is helping to cement Paper Mill's status as not just a Tony-winning regional playhouse, not just the official "State Theater of New Jersey" (as proclaimed by former governor William Cahill), but also as a new New Haven — a place where Broadway shows are born." https://bway.ly/da454c

BROOKLYN RAIL: "Ripping Off Your Skin: In Jordan Seavey’s Plays, Art Requires A Little Bloodletting" by Brooklyn Rail's Joey Sims - "His newest play, The Seven Year Disappear, explores the depths artists will plunge to mine their own life for art." https://bway.ly/52ci5d

HUFFPOST: "In Broadway’s ‘Spamalot,’ Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer Gets The Diva Moment She Deserves" by HuffPost's Curtis M. Wong - "“I never thought this would be a part that would come around for me because, historically, it’s been played by tall, glamorous women,” Kritzer told HuffPost in an interview. “But once we were rehearsing and performing it, it blew my mind. It’s great to be in a show where I have flexibility to create every night. It’s a nice freedom we don’t usually have in musical theater. I can really fly.”" https://bway.ly/jvvygl

NY TIMES: "‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Returns, Bringing a Jazz Tale to a New Generation" by The New York Times' Marcus J. Moore - "Jason Michael Webb, the show’s guest music director, said he wants audiences at the musical about Jelly Roll Morton to experience “a time period that does not exist anymore.”" https://bway.ly/g5zg2y

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