Broadway AM Report, 5/10/2016 - Heather Headley Joins COLOR PURPLE & 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: Heather Headley takes her first bows in Broadway's THE COLOR PURPLE, and the stars gather for CUTTING EDGE COMPOSERS at Feinstein's/54 Below!

(TONS OF) NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Christian Borle will star as 'Willy Wonka' in Broadway's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY next spring!
- SHE LOVES ME and 'LONG DAY'S JOURNEY' lead the 2016 Outer Critics Circle winners.
- Darren Criss is heading out on tour with 'HEDWIG', starting in San Francisco this fall!
- CATS has nearly found its full Broadway company...
- We got a first look (right) at MTC's THE RUINS OF CIVILIZATION, plus a sneak preview of Margo Seibert & Zak Resnick in A.C.T.'s THE LAST FIVE YEARS!
- The stars of SHUFFLE ALONG, WAITRESS, THE COLOR PURPLE and more are set for MTC's spring gala.
- Anderson Cooper will chat with the cast of HAMILTON on SiriusXM.
- THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL has earned an extended stay in the Windy City!
- Artists behind HAMILTON and THE INVISIBLE HAND will take home this year's Henry Hewes Design Awards...
- The Old Vic announced complete casting for the new GROUNDHOG DAY musical.
- And Susan Birkenhead is developing a SECRET LIVES OF BEES musical for Broadway!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 61 degrees with a slight chance of rain - don't forget your umbrella!

Quote of the Day: A word from 'CHOCOLATE FACTORY' and FALSETTOS star Christian Borle...

"In school, my biggest fear was that I couldn't produce emotion on cue."
-- Christian Borle (via BrainyQuote)

What we're geeking out over: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM band's bluegrass twist on ALADDIN's "Arabian Nights"!

What we're watching: Today's early-morning sneak peek at Stephen Schwartz's new musical SCHIKANEDER, streaming from Vienna!