Today on Broadway: Friday, August 3, 2018

Listen: Rosemary Harris to Join "My Fair Lady," Public to Take "Sweat" on Mobile Unit Mini-Tour, Katie Lynch Discuss "Backstage Bite" Live Show at Green Room 42! "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) 1) Some Casting News Rosemary Harris to Replace Diana Rigg in “My Fair Lady” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rosemary-Harris-Will-Take-Over-as-Mrs-Higgins-in-MY-FAIR-LADY-20180802 The Return of “School Girls: Or the African Mean Girls Play” Announces Casting https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/SCHOOL-GIRLS-OR-THE-AFRICAN-MEAN-GIRLS-PLAY-Will-Receive-Encore-Run-Off-Broadway-This-Fall-20180802 “The Jonathan Larson Project” Announces Special Guests https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Daphne-Rubin-Vega-Amy-Spanger-More-Join-THE-JONATHAN-LARSON-PROJECT-at-Feinsteins54-Below-20180802 2) Upcoming Productions Public Theater Mobile Unit to Launch Four-Week National Tour of “Sweat” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Public-Theater-Mobile-Unit-National-Launches-With-Lynn-Nottages-SWEAT-20180802 Jason Robert Brown to Workshop New Show “The connector” at Princeton this Fall https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jason-Robert-Brown-Will-Workshop-New-Musical-THE-CONNECTOR-at-Princeton-This-Fall-20180802 Christian Borle’s Directorial Debut “Popcorn Falls” to Play Off-Broadway https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Christian-Borle-Will-Make-His-New-York-Directorial-Debut-With-Off-Broadway-Play-POPCORN-FALLS-20180802 Corey Cott to Lead “Last Days of Summer” World Premiere at Kansas City Rep https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Corey-Cott-to-Star-in-New-Musical-LAST-DAYS-OF-SUMMER-at-Kansas-City-Rep-20180802 3) In Other News MTC Expands $30 Ticket Program to Include 35 Year Olds https://broadway.news/2018/08/01/mtc-expands-30-ticket-program-to-35-year-olds/ “The House that Will Not Stand” Extends at NYTW https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/THE-HOUSE-THAT-WILL-NOT-STAND-Extends-Run-At-New-York-Theatre-Workshop-20180802 4) “Backstage Bite” will be Live at Green Room 42 on Sunday with Ruby Lewis, Mykal Kilgore, Bonnie Milligan, John Riddle, and Ali Ewoldt https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bonnie-Milligan-John-Riddle-More-Join-Lineup-for-BACKSTAGE-BITE-LIVE-This-Sunday-20180802 Get Tickets to “Backstage Bite” https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10304949