Today on Broadway: Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Listen: David Mamet's Harvey Weinstein is Still, Apparently, a Thing; Threat Causes Evacuation of Stratford Festival Opening Night; and a Real-Life "Waiting for Guffman"! "Today on Broadway" is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: james@broadwayradio.com (James Marino) or matt@broadwayradio.com (Matt Tamanini) BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook Chicago Director Rachel Rockwell Passes Away at 49 https://twitter.com/ChrisJonesTrib/status/1001239347239227392  1) David Mamet’s Harvey Weinstein Play Aiming for London https://nypost.com/2018/05/24/david-mamet-is-making-a-play-about-harvey-weinstein/ The Guardian: Harvey Weinstein's Perp Walk https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/25/harvey-weinstein-books-something-wonderful-elia-kazan 2) Stratford Festival Cancels Opening Night and Evacuates Theatre https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/article-stratford-festival-opening-night-cancelled-theatre-evacuated/  3) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule Openings “The Boys in the Band” Opens on Thursday, May 31^st http://boysintheband.com/ Previews Begin Wednesday, May 30^th Desperate Measures Begins Previews Off-Broadway http://desperatemeasuresmusical.com/ Little Rock Begins Previews Off-Broadway http://www.littlerockplay.com/ Thursday, May 31st Roundabout’s Skintight Begins Performances Off-Broadway https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/Skintight.aspx “Half Time” at Paper Mill Playhouse Begins Performances https://papermill.org/show/half-time/ Friday, June 1st Playwrights Horizons’ Log Cabin World Premiere Begins Performances https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/log-cabin/ Saturday, June 2^nd LCT3’s Pass Over Begins Performances http://www.lct.org/shows/pass-over/ Cyprus Avenue Begins Performances at the Public https://www.publictheater.org/Public-Theater-Season/Cyprus-Avenue/ Closings Mlima’s Tale Closes at the Public Theatre on June 3^rd https://www.publictheater.org/Public-Theater-Season/Mlimas-Tale/ 4) Recommendation Alfie Boe, Megan Hilty, Cynthia Erivo and More Perform at National Memorial Day Concert https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-Megan-Hilty-and-Cynthia-Erivo-Perform-at-the-2018-National-Memorial-Day-Concert-20180528 A Small Georgia Town Hinges its Future on Creating a Musical https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/05/25/613750683/episode-843-swamp-gravy