Broadway AM Report, 8/26/2016 - The Public's Free HAMLET Hits the Boroughs and More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 26, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
is Judith Light (portrait by Walter McBride), star of
Off-Broadway's ALL THE WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU!
THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS: The Public's free HAMLET tour launches today in Manhattan!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Mandy Gonzalez will replace Renée Elise Goldsberry in HAMILTON next month!
- Paula Vogel's INDECENT could be headed to Broadway...
- Lewis Black: BLACK TO THE FUTURE will stick around longer than expected in New York.
- We got a first look (right) at Andrew Lippa in THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, plus photos and footage in rehearsal with the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, new art for SWEET CHARITY, and shots from BROADWAY SINGS THE BEATLES!
- OTHELLO, starring Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo, has set its dates Off-Broadway...
- CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE will launch in Boston next month.
- And Idina Menzel revealed the BEACHES remake will feature a new scene!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy today, but sunny Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the upper 80s/low 90s. Stay cool, folks!
Quote of the Day: A word from Babs...
"I was a personality before I became a person - I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven."
-- Barbra Streisand (via BrainyQuote)
What we're geeking out over: Today's sneak peek at Kristin Chenoweth in character for AMERICAN GODS!
#EASTER IN HER EASTER BONNET WITH ALL THE FRILLS UPON IT @KChenoweth @andmichaelgreen @neilhimself @AmericanGodsSTZ pic.twitter.com/Oe7PrcJiwE
- Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) August 24, 2016
What we're listening to: Barbra Streisand's ENCORE album and Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR cast recording, both out today!
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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