Broadway AM Report, 7/11/2016 - CHICAGO Makes History and More!
By: Jessica Khan Jul. 11, 2016
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: Two Mexican-born actors will lead a Broadway musical for the first time when Bianca Marroquin returns to CHICAGO tonight, and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Lopez are performing on TODAY!
their final bows in HAMILTON!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Ramin Karimloo and Kerry Ellis will star in GODSPELL in concert in Covent Garden!
- We got a look (right) at the final curtain call with HAMILTON's three leads, plus photos and footage of Megan Hilty & Matthew Morrison with the New York Pops, and a peek at MOTOWN rehearsing for its Broadway return!
- Julia Udine will rejoin THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA national tour.
- And Phillipa Soo is writing the foreword for a new Eliza Hamilton biography...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny with a high of 84 to start off the week!
What we're geeking out over: This behind-the-scenes video on the set of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD in London!
What we're listening to: Leslie Odom Jr.'s new self-titled album - the HAMILTON star is celebrating its release at Barnes & Noble today!
What we're watching: HBO's ALL THE WAY, starring Bryan Cranston, out on digital HD today!
Video of the Day: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo's final bows in Broadway's HAMILTON!
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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