Today on Broadway: Monday, August 26, 2019

1) Show and Casting News New Principals Joining "Phantom" on Broadway https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Meghan-Picerno-John-Riddle-and-Bradley-Dean- Will-Join-THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-This-Fall-20190823 "Frozen" Tour Announces Additional Principals https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/FROZEN-North-American-Tour-Announces-Additional- Principal-Casting-Austin-Colby-and-More-20190823 2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule Tuesday, August 27th Previews: “American Moor” Off-Broadway https://www.redbulltheater.com/american-moor Saturday, August 31st Previews: “Hercules” Shakespeare in the Park from Public Works https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/18-19-Season/Public-Works- Hercules/ 3) Recent Controversies Lara Spencer Criticized for Laughing about Boys Taking Ballet https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Fires-Back-At-Lara-Spencer-For-Laughing-About- Boys-Taking-Ballet-On-GOOD-MORNING-AMERICA-20190823 “Falsettos” UK Premiere Draws Criticism for Lack of Jewish Representation https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/FALSETTOS-UK-Producers-Respond-To-Jewish- Representation-Criticism-20190823 4) Recommendations The New York Times Goes Behind the Scenes of “Hercules” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/theater/hercules-public-works-disney.html?smid=tw-nyttheater Jason Robert Brown Answers Burning “The Last Five Years” Questions https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jason-Robert-Brown-Answers-Fans-THE-LAST-FIVE-YEARS- Questions-20190823 5) Disney News Out of the D23 Convention “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” Trailer Released https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-the-Brand-New-Trailer-for-HIGH-SCHOOL- MUSICAL-THE-MUSICAL-20190823 Footage Released for Kristen Bell’s “Encore!” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-Adults-Relive-Their-High-School-Musical- Theatre-Dreams-in-the-Trailer-for-Disneys-ENCORE-20190823 “Frozen 2” Announces New Voice Castings https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sterling-K-Brown-and-Evan-Rachel-Wood-Join-FROZEN-2- Plus-Check-Out-the-All-New-Poster-20190824 Theatre Favorites to Star in Pixar’s “Soul” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Daveed-Diggs-Tina-Fey-and-More-Will-Star-in-New-Pixar- Film-SOUL-20190824