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Broadway AM Report, 6/6/2016 - KING AND I Closing, The Public Theater and More!

By: Jun. 06, 2016
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Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?

Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is
Drama Desk Award winner for WAITRESS, Christopher Fitzgerald
(portrait by Walter McBride)!

TODAY'S BIG NEWS: AN ACT OF GOD and HIMSELF AND NORA will both celebrate opening night tonight! Plus The Public Theater will hold their Annual Gala...

The cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID

NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:

- SHUFFLE ALONG and THE HUMANS won big at the Drama Desk Awards last night! Click here for a full list of winners... -THE KING AND I will close at the end of June... -Muhammad Ali passed away on Friday at the age of 74.
- We got a look into Friday's STARS IN THE ALLEY concert with videos of performances from THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, DISASTER, TUCK EVERLASTING, BRIGHT STAR, SHE LOVES ME, FUN HOME , AN AMERICAN IN PARIS and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Plus photos (right) and video from The Hollywood Bowl's concert production of THE LITTLE MERMAID!
- Could we be seeing Angela Lansbury back on Broadway soon in a revival of THE CHALK GARDEN?
- Still unconfirmed, but it seems Christopher Gattelli has replaced Peter Darling as choreographer on FROZEN due to scheduling conflicts.
- Megan Hilty has been cast in a TV Land remake of THE FIRST WIVES CLUB! -ECLIPSED will make its West Coast debut next spring at The Curran Theatre...
- And Andrew Lloyd Webber spoke with The Washington Post about future projects including an original TV movie and a memoir!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 87 to start off your week!

What We're Geeking Out Over: Jodi Benson made a surprise appearance at The Hollywood Bowl's production of THE LITTLE MERMAID. watch!
What We're Looking Forward to Listening to: The original cast recording of recently closed TUCK EVERLASTING coming out later this week!


Video of the Day: The cast of KINKY BOOTS created a music video to support gender identity awareness. Just Pee!

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!




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