Broadway AM Report, 5/5/2016 - Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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: Happy Cinco de Mayo - the cast of NERDS performs at BROADWAY SESSIONS, and SHOES AND BAGGAGE begins off-Broadway!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Tony nominee Rob McClure will succeed Brian d'Arcy James in SOMETHING ROTTEN!
- We got a sneak peek (right) at the Rockettes in rehearsal for the NEW YORK SPECTACULAR, plus photos from the August Wilson Monologue Competition, a look at the cast of York's 'CHARLIE BROWN', shots of Megan Hilty at the Carlyle, footage of Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim's first bows in Broadway's THE KING AND I, and video of HAMILTON's open call!
- BC/EFA is set to host a Tony Awards viewing party at Feinstein's/54 Below...
- And Channing Tatum's MAGIC MIKE stage show is slated for a Vegas debut next spring!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 57 and cloudy with a slight chance of rain.

Quote of the Day: A word from MAGIC MIKE star Channing Tatum...

"The more you try to look sexy, the lamer it is, so you just have to commit to the comedy."
-- Channing Tatum (via BrainyQuote)

What we're watching (on repeat): Channing Tatum's epic announcement for MAGIC MIKE LIVE, headed to the Strip in March 2017!