Broadway AM Report, 4/7/2016 - Broadway Vets on TV, DADDY ISSUES 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: It's a big night for Broadway stars on TV - COLOR PURPLE's Jennifer Hudson performs on AMERICAN IDOL, and HAMILTON's Jonathan Groff and SHUFFLE ALONG's Savion Glover visit LATE NIGHT, plus DADDY ISSUES opens off-Broadway!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Sara Bareilles and Rebel Wilson are set to star in THE LITTLE MERMAID at The Hollywood Bowl!
- Marc Kudisch will step into FINDING NEVERLAND next week.
- Jesse Eisenberg is leading THE SPOILS in London this spring...
- We got a first look (right) at Jesse Tyler Ferguson in FULLY COMMITTED, plus photos and highlights from Paper Mill's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES!
- The HAMILTON cast album has gone gold!
- Prince, Block and more will star in a reading of THE COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT.
- Oscar winner Dianne Wiest is headed to Yale Rep in Beckett's HAPPY DAYS.
- Matthew Morrison will take part in the new musical EXPOSURE at 54 Below, while Ferguson, Hall and more will sing karaoke for women's reproductive rights this May...
- And the LGBT teen cult film BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER is eyeing the stage!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy and rainy with a high of 58 degrees. Springtime is definitely here!

Quote of the Day: A word from singer-songwriter, WAITRESS composer and future stage star Sara Bareilles...

"If you take your fear and mash it into something that's actually useful, then it doesn't feel like it wins."
-- Sara Bareilles (via BrainyQuote)

What we're watching: Stephen Sondheim talking about his career in a sit-down at London's National Theatre!

Video of the Day: The live #Ham4Ham is back - check out NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio with HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda outside the Richard Rodgers!