BroadwayWorld Weekly Newsletter 11/2

Weekly News Roundup Nov. 02, 2016 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... Broadway’s greatest legends and brightest new stars all grace the famed stage of Feinstein’s/54 Below. Nestled in the heart of Manhattan, Broadway’s Premier Supper Club and Private Event Destination features nightly cabarets in a gorgeous and intimate setting. Once you step below, it’s elegance at its height. [Click here for Schedule and Tickets] HOTTEST STORIES ON BROADWAYWORLD.COM THIS WEEK [The Cast of WILL AND GRACE Parody WEST SIDE STORY in Support of Hillary Clinton] by Nora Dominick As if we couldn't love them anymore! The cast of WILL AND GRACE reunited once again in support of Hillary Clinton. This time around they're singing WEST SIDE STORY with wonderful parody lyrics by Randy Rainbow.? [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [UPDATED: Ars Nova to File Suit Over GREAT COMET Billing] A potential legal battle that has been brewing for weeks over at the Broadway engagement of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 has come to a head this evening, as the team of Ars Nova, the non-for-profit theatre company responsible for developing the piece, has announced plans to file suit against?the show's producer, Howard Kagan, for a breach of contract regarding a dispute over billing. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rumour Has It! Adele Wants to Play GYPSY's Mama Rose on Broadway!] by Caryn Robbins In a new interview with Vanity Fair, global superstar Adele reveals that she would like to take on the iconic role of GYPSY's Mama Rose on Broadway! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [STAGE TUBE: NEXT TO NORMAL Reunion, All-Star Performances, & More at Michael Greif TimesTalk] by Stage Tube Three?time Tony? Award?nominated director Michael Greif brought the groundbreaking musicals ?Rent? and ?Next to Normal? to The Great White Way, and now he's done it again with the upcoming Broadway premiere of the award?winning show ?Dear Evan Hansen.? Join New York Times theater editor Scott Heller with the director and hear musical performances celebrating 20 years of his hits, featuring award?winning actors of stage and screen Ben Platt, Rachel Bay Jones, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano and Adam Chanler?Berat, accompanied by Alex Lacamoire, who won the 2016 Tony for his work on Lin?Manuel Miranda's ?Hamilton.? [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Review Roundup: FALSETTOS Opens on Broadway] by Review Roundups The?Lincoln Center Theater?production of?the Tony Award-winning musical?Falsettos?officially opens tonight?at the?Walter Kerr?Theatre (219 West 48th Street).??William Finn?and?James Lapine's beloved?musical ?is the story of the charming, neurotic Marvin, who struggles to find an unconventional and loving extended family after leaving his wife and son for his lover Whizzer. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Broadway Robbery: Ten Shows That Should Have Won the Tony But Didn't- from CHICAGO to MATILDA!] They say that hindsight is 20/20, and in the case of Broadway, time has certainly illuminated some of the injustices of Tonys past. True, sometimes it takes years?for art to truly be understood and appreciated, but theatre fans are well aware that it doesn't necessarily take that long to recognize some of the Tony voters' biggest mistakes.?Next week marks six months from the 2017 Tony Awards, and to celebrate the half-way point, we're taking a closer look at some of those outright?'Huh?' winners of the past. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [CATS, HOLIDAY INN, HAIRSPRAY LIVE! Among Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance Lineup] On Thursday, Nov. 24, (9 a.m.-noon in all time zones), the 90th MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE will march down the streets of New York as millions celebrate with family and friends. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rosie O'Donnell, Carol Kane And More Star In Nora & Delia Ephron's LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE For One-Night-Only] 92nd Street Y, in association with Daryl Roth, announced today that the beloved play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, which ran Off Broadway from September 2009 through March 2012, will return for one-night-only on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 8 PM at the 92Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall.? [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [FIRST LISTEN - New Lin-Manuel Miranda Song 'How Far I'll Go' from Disney's MOANA!] Disney has released new music from Tony Award winner and HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda from the highly-anticipated animated film MOANA. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking News: THE COLOR PURPLE Will Play Final Broadway Performance in January; National Tour to Launch Next Fall] The Tony Award-winning revival of THE COLOR PURPLE will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, January 8, 2017. Upon closing, the production will have played 449 regular and 33 preview performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W 45th Street). A North American tour of the production will launch in the fall of 2017. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [PBS' HAMILTON'S AMERICA Watched by 3.6 Million Viewers Over Premiere Weekend] PBS and WNET announced that the October 21 premiere of HAMILTON'S AMERICA, the kick-off program for the 2016 PBS Arts Fall Festival, was seen by more than 3.6 million television viewers between its premiere on Friday, October 21 [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Kelly Ripa, Matt Bomer & More Channel HAMILTON on Special Halloween LIVE] Today's Halloween edition of LIVE WITH KELLY opened with a reimagined version of 'Alexander Hamilton,' the opening tune from the hit Broadway musical HAMILTON. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Attention Witches of the West Coast- WICKED Will Hold Open Call in LA!] Attention Wicked fans! BroadwayWorld has just learned that Telsey + Company will soon hold open calls for singers and dancers in Los Angeles. Check out the details below: [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Whistle While You Work! Benj Pasek & Justin Paul to Pen Music for Disney's Live-Action SNOW WHITE Film] by Jessica Khan Plans for Disney's latest live-action reboot will have you?humming a merry tune - by DEAR EVAN HANSEN's?Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, that is. The Hollywood Reporter?writes that SNOW WHITE is next in line for the remake treatment. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [BWW Exclusive: Just Another Day with CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND's David Hull!] Until then, BroadwayWorld is taking you behind the scenes of Season Two with White Josh- played by David Hull. Check out just a another day in the life of David below! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [New York Times Turns Down Political HELLO, DOLLY! Ad] Hello, Dolly! taught us long ago that it takes a woman to bring us the sweet things in life, but that's not a message that the New York Times is willing to put into the world this November.?According to Politico, the newspaper rejected an ad from the Broadway musical for a special?'For President' section. The ad read: 'IT TAKES A WOMAN,' and included comparatively small text listing the show's opening date and website. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [HELLO DOLLY's Bette Midler on 'Hocus Pocus': 'I Can't Understand Why There's Not a Sequel'] In a new interview with Billboard, star of stage and screen Bette Midler discusses taking on the iconic role of Dolly Levi in the Broadway revival of HELLO DOLLY. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [BroadwayWorld Readers Share Their #BroadwayHalloween Costumes] by Alan Henry It's that time of year again! Halloween is?when Broadway fans get to dress up as their favorite stars or characters - so we asked our readers to send us photos of their #BroadwayHalloween costumes! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Steve Martin & Edie Brickell to Reunite with BRIGHT STAR Cast in Concert at Town Hall!] Kurt Deutsch, President of Ghostlight Records, today announced that the original cast of the Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Best Musical and multi-Tony Award nominated musical Bright Star will reunite for a one-night-only concert to celebrate the show's smash hit Original Cast Recording. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Review Roundup: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Opens on Broadway- All the Reviews!] by Review Roundups The Broadway production of?Donmar Warehouse's?Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which?is playing a limited engagement through Sunday, January 22, 2017 only at the Booth Theatre (222 W 45th St), officially opens tonight, and BroadwayWorld has all the reviews! [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [BWW Recap: P is for Pigeon, Pancake, and Pregnancy on YOUNGER] by Matt Smith As you can tell from the title of the recap, P is for a lot of things on this week's installment. In addition to (finally!) canning Bryce and making progress with the Charles/Liza ship, the episode also sees Kelsey take another stab at dating post-Thad (with disastrous results, natch), Josh contemplating some pretty heavy stuff re: his future with Liza, and Diana dressing down to impress her boss (with hilarious results). Oh, and Maggie appears to have found a new beau, er? belle, as well. So, essentially, this one is packed with the good stuff for every character. So, why not just get started with the recap? [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo Flash: First Look at the European Premiere of David Bowie and Enda Walsh's LAZARUS!] Production images are released today of the European premiere of?David Bowie?and?Enda Walsh's?LAZARUS,?following its first preview performance on?Tuesday 25 October. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Broadway's FALSETTOS Revival to Hit the Studio for First-Ever Full-Fledged Recording] Ghostlight Records will preserve the Lincoln Center Theater production of William Finn and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical with a new Broadway cast recording to be released later this season. The new two disc-set will mark the first time the landmark show has been recorded in its entirety. [Click Here to Read More] [Share on Facebook] [Tweet] --------------------------------------------------------------- [VIDEO: Josh Groban, NPH & More in LIVE WITH KELLY's 'Bachelor in Paradise' Spoof] Today's special Halloween episode of LIVE WITH KELLY featured a spoof on the ABC dating reality series 'Bachelor in Paradise' called 'Live in Paradise.' 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