Saturday Roundup: This Week on BroadwayWorld

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield (Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos Ltd)

The star-studded revival of DEATH OF A SALESMAN opened this week, and BroadwayWorld brought you complete coverage, from the arrivals and curtain call to reviews and more!

Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Caissie Levy, Richard Fleeshman and Bryce Pinkham

The season is getting into full swing - NEWSIES and GHOST began performances, while NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT entered rehearsals and DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER met the press.

Mike Daisey in The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs at The Public Theater 

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, Mike Daisey's solo show which made its NY premiere in an twice-extended run at The Public Theater, is under fire after it was revealed that Daisey's account, presented as factual, is embellished. Read more here.

THE NUTTY PROFESSOR may be headed for Broadway, featuring music from Marvin Hamlisch and a book from Rupert Holmes. Also heading for a Great White Way debut is JEKYLL & HYDE, led by Constantine Maroulis, which is currently slated for an April 2013 opening night - and REBECCA is reportedly back on for Broadway, aiming for fall 2012.

In this week's casting news, David Strathairn will appear with the previously announced Jessica Chaistain in THE HEIRESS; Bertie Carvel, Daniel Evans, Linzi Hateley and more have joined the highly anticipated LES MIS film; and Paul Giamatti will lead Yale Repertory Theatre's HAMLET.

Kristin Chenoweth and Richard Ridge 

Don't forget to check out two exclusive BWW TV series (CHEWING THE SCENERY with Randy Rainbow and BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge, featuring the one and only Kristin Chenoweth), interviews with Matthew Bourne, SMASH's Angelica Huston and Megan Hilty, composer Henry Krieger and Linda Eder, the full list of Olivier Award notations, MEMPHIS' 1000th performance, AMERICAN IDIOT's LA premiere and more!

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