Broadway AM Report, 9/29/2016 - FALSETTOS, THE ENCOUNTER, HOCUS POCUS & More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 29, 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:
- FALSETTOS begins previews, while THE ENCOUNTER opens tonight on Broadway!
- THE TRIAL OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT skewers Bush Off-Broadway...
- The PUFFS Potter parody starts tonight at The Elektra Theater.
- And a HOCUS POCUS musical parody featuring Rumer Willis begins tonight in L.A.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- It's official - Garth Drabinski's SOUSATZKA is coming to Broadway in 2017 starring Victoria Clark!
- The upcoming NOTHING LIKE A DAME Actors Fund benefit will honor Marin Mazzie.
- JERSEY BOYS is closing in the West End...
- We got a first look (right) at Diane Lane in THE CHERRY ORHCARD, fresh shots of Denis Arndt and Mary-Louise Parker in HEISENBERG, interviews with the cast of FOX's ROCKY HORROR, a chat with Kristin Chenoweth about her Broadway return, and stills of Laura Benanti in her Café Carlyle debut!
- A musical tribute to the ANASTASIA writing team has announced its starry lineup...
- HAMILTON's Anthony Ramos has signed on for Spike Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to host SNL next month!
- And David Mamet will direct a film adaptation of SPEED-THE-PLOW, while Jon Favreau is helming a live-action LION KING remake for Disney.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 66 and a slight chance of rain. Time to bust out those sweaters!
What we're geeking out over: Sutton Foster and Stephen Colbert's modernized version of CATS!
What we're watching: Darren Criss, Lena Hall and Stephen Trask performing acoustic versions of "Sugar Daddy" and "Midnight Radio" from HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH!
Video of the Day: Get ready for FALSETTOS' return to Broadway with the original cast's 1992 Tonys medley of "Falsettoland/My Father's A Homo/The Ball Game"!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Roger Bart, who turns 54 today!
Roger Bart last starred on Broadway in DISASTER! Before that, he appeared in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, THE FROGS, THE PRODUCERS, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (which earned him a Tony and a Drama Desk in 1999), TRIUMPH OF LOVE, KING DAVID and BIG RIVER, as well as the national touring production of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. The actor is well known for his SAG Award-winning portrayal of 'George Williams' on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. He also provided the singing voice for Disney's HERCULES and reprised his role as 'Carmen Ghia' in the 2005 film remake of THE PRODUCERS.
Photo by Jeremy Daniel
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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