Today on Broadway: Monday, June 3, 2019

Listen: 2019 Drama Desk Winners! "King Lear" Announces Sudden Closing! Laura Benanti Explains Plays! "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) Stagecraft: Jesse Eisenberg, Playwright of “Happy Talk” https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2019/05/31/stagecraft-jesse-eisenberg-playwright-of-happy-talk/ Fourth Annual BroadwayRadio Tony Omnibus Episode https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2019/06/01/tell-me-more-episode-28-2019-tony-omnibus-episode-w-leavel-steves-korins-morisseau-tran-carlyle/ This Week on Broadway for June 2, 2019: Tony Awards Predictions https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2019/06/02/this-week-on-broadway-for-june-2-2019-tony-awards-predictions/ 1) The 2019 Drama Desk Winners https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2019-Drama-Desk-Awards--Winners-Updating-Live-20190602 2) On Friday Night, Scott Rudin Sent Out Another Surprising, Oddly Timed Press Release https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/KING-LEAR-To-Close-On-Broadway-June-9-20190531 3) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule Monday, June 3^rd Theatre World Awards Tuesday, June 4^th Opening: “Long Lost” Off-Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2018-2019/long-lost/ Opening: “Little Women” Off-Broadway from Primary Stages https://primarystages.org/shows/current-season/little-women/ Wednesday, June 5^th Opening: “Midnight Street” Off-Broadway http://midnightstreetmusical.com/ Thursday, June 6^th New York Times: Tony Voter Poll Released Saturday, June 8^th Previews: “In the Green” Off-Broadway from LCT3 https://www.lct.org/shows/green/ “In the Green” Music Video- “Eve” https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL4AmIsikAB7GxxqvAeFN9fKMEf2GnN1hI&v=LyWzrJ47uas Closing: “Network” on Broadway https://networkbroadway.com/ Sunday, June 9^th Tony Awards: Radio City Music Hall, 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS https://www.tonyawards.com/ Closing: “King Lear” on Broadway https://www.kinglearonbroadway.com/ Closing: “Mac Beth” on Off-Broadway https://www.redbulltheater.com/mac-beth Closing: “The Bigot” on Off-Broadway https://www.thebigotplay.com/ 4) Recommendations “Hadestown” Performs on “CBS This Morning” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-the-Cast-of-HADESTOWN-Perform-Wait-For-Me-on-CBS-This-Morning-20190601 “Oklahoma!” Releases “People Will Say We’re in Love” Music Video https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Damon-Daunno-and-Rebecca-Naomi-Jones-Perform-from-OKLAHOMA-20190531 Laura Benanti Explains the Plays of the Broadway Season https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=123&v=a2_ASoIraAM 5) In Other News Actors' Equity Members Vote to Create National Convention https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Actors-Equity-Members-Vote-To-Create-National-Convention-20190531 Initial Casting Announced for Vassar Powerhouse Season https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vassar-Announces-Initial-Casting-for-Powerhouse-Season-Raul-Esparza-Colton-Ryan-and-More-20190531 Atlantic Theater Announces 2019-2020 Season https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sarah-Silverman-Memoir-Musical-THE-BEDWETTER-And-More-Announced-for-Atlantic-Theater-Company-2019-2020-Season-20190531