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TODAY'S BIG NEWS: The Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony will take place this afternoon. Check out the list of nominees and winners!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- DEAR EVAN HANSEN is officially coming to Broadway! The show will begin performances in November...
- Roundabout Theatre Company announced a new production of Arthur Miller's THE PRICE which will play the American Airlines Theatre next spring.
- The HAMILTON original cast recording has been certified platinum...meaning it has sold over 1 million copies!
- We got a look into the opening night of INCOGNITO at MTC, shots from the Creative Arts Tony nominee celebration, plus photos from John Doyle's portrait unveiling at Sardi's, shots from the Theatre World Awards, and a first look at Constantine Maroulis and the cast of FRIEND ART at Second Stage (above) opening tonight!
- Could Disney be planning the next live-action remake already? Deadline has reported that Disney executives are in the early stages of a film based on THE LITTLE MERMAID!
- If you wanted to see Jake Gyllenhaal in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE you are out of luck! The one night concert reportedly sold out in under an hour...
- And Audra McDonald, Jeremy Jordan, Stephanie J. Block and more Broadway favorites will join for Covenant House's A NIGHT OF BROADWAY STARS Benefit on June 6th. A star-studded night for a great cause!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 88 degrees.
Quote of the Day: A word from Outer Critics Circle Award winner Jane Krakowski...
"I still get thrilled by the energy that is a live performance, the fear and the panic and the electricity that happens on the night. I think jolting myself every once in a while with that fear is a good thing for me. "
-- Jane Krakowski (via BrainyQuote)
Video of the Day: Paper Mill Playhouse gave us a sneak peek into WEST SIDE STORY rehearsals and it looks pretty fantastic...
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