Broadway AM Report, 11/15/2016 - TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, PARTY PEOPLE and More!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?

TODAY'S BIG NEWS:

- THE COLOR PURPLE welcomes Nathaniel Stampley as 'Mister' tonight!
- A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL spreads holiday cheer across the nation starting today.
- Daisy Eagan returns to THE SECRET GARDEN in D.C. this evening...
- And TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS begins and PARTY PEOPLE opens, both at the Public!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Glenn Close's London co-stars will reunite with her for SUNSET BOULEVARD in New York!
- The West End's THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is headed to the Great White Way.
- OH, HELLO has extended on Broadway...
- We got a first look (right) at Sutton Foster in SWEET CHARITY, new shots from Disney's live-action BEAUTY & THE BEAST, plus a live Q&A with the cast, photos from the Off-Broadway opening of 'THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN...', and pics from Lonny Price's MERRILY documentary screening!
- Christine Baranski, Matthew Broderick and more will appear at MTC's Fall Benefit for Nathan Lane.
- Off-Broadway's YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN is getting a cast recording.
- SPAMILTON is among the 7th Annual Clive Barnes Award nominees, while 'CURSED CHILD' and more topped the 2016 Evening Standard Awards.
- And Audra McDonald's pregnancy is at the center of a SHUFFLE ALONG insurance lawsuit...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Rainy all day with a high of 53 degrees - don't forget an umbrella!