Today on Broadway: Monday, June 17, 2019

Listen: Manilow's "Harmony" Planning a NY Run, "SITPWG" Getting London Run, and Ashley's Not Having Jesse Green's Reviews! "Today on Broadway" is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: Ashley Steves ashley@broadwayradio.com | @NoThisIsAshley James Marino james@broadwayradio.com | @JamesMarino Matt Tamanini matt@broadwayradio.com | @BWWMatt This Week on Broadway for June 16, 2019: Much Ado About Nothing https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2019/06/16/this-week-on-broadway-for-june-16-2019-much-ado-about-nothing/ Broadway Stars Share the Cast Albums that they have Memorized https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Audra-McDonald-and-More-Weigh-in-on-Which-Broadway-Cast-Recordings-They-Have-Memorized-20190614 1) Over the Weekend, Barry Manilow Announced that his Musical “Harmony” was Finally Coming to New York https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rialto-Chatter-Barry-Manilow-Announces-Musical-HARMONY-Coming-to-New-York-in-2020-20190616 “Rain” Cancels Broadway Residency https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/RAIN-A-TRIBUTE-TO-THE-BEATLES-Cancels-Broadway-Residency-20190614 2) Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford are Taking “Sunday in the Park with George” to London Next Spring https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Jake-Gyllenhaal-Annaleigh-Ashford-to-Lead-SUNDAY-IN-THE-PARK-in-London-20190616 3) Critics Weigh In on “The Secret Life of Bees” Off-Broadway https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-THE-SECRET-LIFE-OF-BEES-Opens-Off-Broadway--See-What-The-Critics-Had-To-Say-20190613 4) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule Monday, June 17^th Opening: “A Strange Loop” Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/strange-loop/ Closing: “Newsical The Musical” Off-Broadway Wednesday, June 19^th Previews: “Rock of Ages” Off-Broadway at New World Stages https://rockofagesmusical.com Thursday, June 20^th Opening: “Toni Stone” Off-Broadway from the Roundabout Theatre Company https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2018-2019-season/toni-stone/ Performances: “Pride Plays” Off-Broadway from Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre https://www.rattlestick.org/20182019-season/2019/6/20/pride-plays Previews: “The Rolling Stone” Off-Broadway from Lincoln Center Theatre https://www.lct.org/shows/rolling-stone/ Sunday, June 23^rd Closing: “Nomad Motel” Off-Broadway from the Atlantic Theatre Company https://atlantictheater.org/production/nomad-motel/ Closing: “Enter Laughing: The Musical” Off-Broadway from the York Theatre Company https://yorktheatre.org/on-stage/mainstage-series/enter-laughing Closing: “Much Ado About Nothing” Shakespeare in the Park from the Public Theater https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/SITP/Much-Ado-2019/ 5) What Other News Do We Have? Cast Announced for “Promenade” at Encores! https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bonnie-Milligan-Soara-Joye-Ross-Among-Cast-of-Encores-PROMENADE-20190614 Lin-Manuel Miranda will Play Piragua Guy in the “In the Heights” Film https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-to-Play-Piraguero-in-the-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Film-20190614