Broadway AM Report, 6/7/2016 - Atlantic Theater Company, MCC 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 PURPLE LIGHTS OF JOPPA ILLINOIS opens at Atlantic Theater Company and A FUNNY THING HAPPENED... opens at MCC! Keep an eye out for photo coverage!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Sam Gold will direct Sally Field and Joe Mantello in a Broadway revival of THE GLASS MENAGERIE next spring! -EQUUS and AMADEUS playwright Peter Shaffer has passed away...
- A new block of HAMILTON tickets will go on sale this week...so don't throw away your shot...but don't bother getting tickets to Lin-Manuel Miranda's final show because those tickets are going for $12,000!
- Speaking of HAMILTON...Phillipa Soo will be joining the cast of Disney's upcoming film MOANA!
- We have photos and even more footage from Friday's STARS IN THE ALLEY with performances from PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, PARAMOUR, ON YOUR FEET and BEAUTIFUL! Plus photos from opening night of ANASTASIA at Hartford Stage, a look at Diana DeGarmo in THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, and shots from the opening night of WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse. And of course, lots of photos from Sunday's Drama Desk Awards (right)!
- Producer Scott Rudin has withdrawn from the Broadway-bound production of GROUNDHOG DAY.
- Angela Lansbury, Nal Patrick Harris and more have been added to the star-studded lineup of Tony Award presenters. Plus The Tony Awards have announced the Broadway favorites who will host the livestream with inside access!
- James Corden's Tony Award opening number will be composed by FINDING NEVERLAND's Gary Barlow...
- We may see a film version of MATILDA THE MUSICAL with new music by Tim Minchin in 2018...
- And The Muny has announced the full cast of AIDA starring Michelle Williams and Zak Resnick!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy today with a high of 84 degrees.