Broadway AM Report, 8/5/2016 - Norbert Leo Butz in Concert, WONDERETTES in Houston & More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 05, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS: Norbert Leo Butz returns to Feinstein's/54 Below, KINKY BOOTS performs at 'Broadway in the Boros', and newest edition of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES premieres in Houston!
(TONS OF) NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
-Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth announced new albums to be released on the same day.
- MISS SAIGON will return to The Broadway Theater this spring!
- Director Alex Timbers has left the FROZEN musical, while Christopher Gattelli just boarded as choreographer...
- We got a first look (right) at Jenna Fischer and more in METEOR SHOWER at The Old Globe, plus highlights of HOLIDAY INN at Bryant Park and in rehearsal, and a peek at Adam Lambert as 'Eddie' in FOX's ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!
- Lily Frazer has signed on for DREAMGIRLS in the West End.
- The Q Brothers' OTHELLO: THE REMIX is headed Off-Broadway...
- The CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE national tour has named its stars.
- And Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews are in talks for MARY POPPINS RETURNS!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny today and Sunday with thunderstorms on Saturday. Highs in the 80s all weekend!
What we're geeking out over: ALADDIN's Genie, James Monroe Iglehart, dueting with his London counterpart, Trevor Dion Nicholas!
What we're watching: The first trailer for THE ENCOUNTER on Broadway!
Video of the Day: Watch Leona Lewis and the cast of Broadway's CATS perform live on GMA!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Leslie Odom Jr., who turns 35 on Saturday!
Leslie Odom. Jr. just finished a Tony-winning run as 'Aaron Burr' in Broadway's HAMILTON and is currently promoting his new solo album. Among his past Broadway credits are LEAP OF FAITH and RENT. The actor has also appeared off-Broadway in VENICE, as well as WITNESS UGANDA at A.R.T. and in the Encores Off-Center production of TICK, TICK... BOOM! He is also well known for playing 'Sam Strickland' in the TV series SMASH; he played 'Nat King Cole' in last year's one-night-only BOMBSHELL concert. Odom, Jr. has also appeared on the small screen in THE GOOD WIFE, LAW & ORDER: SVU, PERSON OF INTEREST, SUPERNATURAL, GREY'S ANATOMY, BIG DAY, VANISHED and CSI: MIAMI.
Photo by Jeremy Pope.
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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