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Broadway Will Stay Dark Until At Least May 31

Source: ArtsJournal.com | Posted: October 9 2020 @ 4:31 pm

A League statement suggested that producers imagine a staggered reopening, rather than all theaters opening at once. “Dates for each returning and new Broadway show will be announced as individual productions determine the performance schedules for their respective shows,” the statement explained. – The New York Times

2020 Tony Award Nominations to Be Announced on October 15

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 9 2020 @ 3:45 pm

Nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards will be announced on October 15. The digital broadcast will be hosted by the actor James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton).  The announcement will stream on the Tony Awards’ YouTube channel, beginning at 12:00 PM. As previously announced, the Tony Awards will take place digitally this year. No date has…

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Ashley Park to Reunite with Tina Fey for Comedy Series Girls5eva

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 9 2020 @ 3:17 pm

Ashley Park, who earned a 2018 Tony Award nomination for her performance as Gretchen Wieners in Tina Fey's Mean Girls musical, has joined the cast of the previously announced comedy series Girls5eva. According to Deadline, Fey's latest TV comedy will star Park as Ashley, the glue that held the short-lived girl group Girls5eva together in the late ’90s. She had the most experience going in, having been part of seven failed girl groups previously.

As previously reported, Sara Bareilles and Renée Elise Goldsberry are also set to play group members on the series. The cast also includes Paula Pell and Busy Philipps. The series was created by Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) who is executive producing Girls5eva with Fey, Mean Girls composer (and Fey's husband) Jeff Richmond, Robert Carlock, David Miner and Eric Gurian.

Park can currently be seen on Netflix's Emily in Paris. Her screen credits also include Tales of the City and Nightcap. In addition to Park's Tony-nommed turn in Mean Girls, she has been seen on stage in The King and I, Sunday in the Park with George, Mamma Mia! and KPOP.

Additional casting and a production timeline …

Odds & Ends: Lin-Manuel Miranda to Honor Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees & More Dear Evan Hansen Film Casting

Source: Broadway.com | Posted: October 9 2020 @ 1:46 pm

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and More Set as Guests for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Hudson, Bruce Sprinsteen, Alicia Keys and more have been announced as special guests for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions taking place on November 7 on HBO and HBO Max. The special presentation will honor this year's inductees: Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T-Rex and Ahmet Ertegun Award honorees Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.

Liz Kate Joins Dear Evan Hansen Film
Newcomer Liz Kate has joined the starry cast of the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen feature film as a new character. Kate will appear alongside the previously announced Ben Platt, who will reprise his Tony-winning turn in the title role. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, Dear Even Hansen will also star Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Danny Pino, Colton Ryan, Nik Dodani, Amandla Stenberg and DeMarius Copes.

Maurice Edwards Dies at 97 Due to COVID-19
Opera and stage director and actor Maurice Edwards has died at the age of 97. According to The New …

MJ Announces New Broadway Dates

Source: BroadwayDirect.com | Posted: October 9 2020 @ 12:33 pm

Lia Vollack Productions and The Michael Jackson Estate announced today that, due to the Broadway shutdown, dates have been rescheduled for the upcoming World Premiere of MJ the new musical on Broadway. Performances are now set to begin in September 2021 at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City. A new on-sale date will…

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