Broadway AM Report, January 6, 2017 - BLUEPRINT SPECIALS, THE PRESENT 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?

THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS:

- Harold Prince helms a star-studded CANDIDE, starting this evening at New York City Opera!
- BLUEPRINT SPECIALS, with Laura Osnes & Will Swenson, begins tonight at the Intrepid.
- Broadway dims its lights tonight in honor of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher...
- MARK FELT, SUPERSTAR bows this weekend at York Theatre Company.
- And THE PRESENT, starring Cate Blanchett & Richard Roxburgh, opens on Broadway this Sunday!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Joshua Henry, Michael Luwoye, Rory O'Malley and more will head out on tour in HAMILTON!
- Mark Ruffalo has replaced John Turturro in THE PRICE on Broadway.
- Sam Pinkleton and more are among the creative team for SIGNIFICANT OTHER...
- We got a first look (right) at the stars of ANASTASIA in character, the Lunt-Fontanne's new 'CHOCOLATE FACTORY' marquee, photos from OH, HELLO's 100th performance celebration, and a peek at Patti LuPone as a rabbi on CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND!
- And HAIRSPRAY LIVE!'s Derek McLane and more are among the nominees for the 2017 Art Directors Guild Awards...
- And an Off-Broadway understudy went straight from her own wedding to star in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE last month!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy and in the high 20s this weekend - it finally feels like winter!

Set Your DVR... for the 74th AnnuAl Golden Globe Awards, featuring a slew of stage and screen stars this Sunday!