Broadway AM Report, 4/14/2016 - THE FATHER Opens 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 Father, starring Frank Langella, opens on Broadway, and this year's Cancer Support Community gala honors stage couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- The Muny announced a star-stuffed first round of casting for its 98th Season!
- Will Swenson, Scarlett Strallen, Kyle Dean Massey and more are set for Barrington Stage this summer.
- The stars of ALADDIN will announce the 2016 Drama League nominees, while Vanessa Williams and Matthew Morrison are set to name this year's Drama Desk noms, later this month!
- We got a look (right) at shots from Lincoln Center's spring gala, plus pics from AN AMERICAN IN PARIS's one-year celebration!
- The new ANASTASIA musical has added performances at Hartford Stage...
- Matt Doyle and Belinda Allyn will lead WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill this June.
- Disney Channel is holding an open casting call for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 4!
- And Tony nominee Anne Jackson has died at age 90...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 61 degrees -- and it's almost Friday!

Quote of the Day: A word from THE FATHER star Frank Langella...

"Revelations come when you're in the thick of it, pitting yourself up against something larger than yourself."
-- Frank Langella (via BrainyQuote)

What we're looking forward to reading: The already out-of-stock HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION - listen to a clip read by Lin-Manuel Miranda below!