Today on Broadway: Thursday, March 5, 2020

Cast Announced for Britney Musical, McAvoy's "Cyrano" to Play BAM, "Black No More" to Open New Group Season, Love, Gould, Matthews Team for "Drive Change"

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1) Cast Announced for Chicago’s “Once Upon a One More Time”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Briga-Heelan-Justin-Guarini-Simon-Callow-Emily-Skinner-and-More-to-Lead-ONCE-UPON-A-ONE-MORE-TIME-20200304

2) James McAvoy-Led “Cyrano” to Play BAM in May

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/James-McAvoy-Led-CYRANO-DE-BERGERAC-Comes-To-BAM-This-Spring-20200303

3) Brandon Victor Dixon, Jennifer Damiano to Lead Tarik Trotter’s “Black No More”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jennifer-Damiano-Brandon-Victor-Dixon-and-More-to-Star-in-World-Premiere-of-BLACK-NO-MORE-20200304

4) Donja R. Love, Matt Gould, Griffin Matthews to Write New Musical “Drive Change”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Donja-R-Love-Will-Write-New-Musical-DRIVE-CHANGE-About-the-Non-Profit-of-the-Same-Name-20200304

5) Robert Icke to Adapt George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/1984s-Robert-Icke-Will-Bring-George-Orwells-ANIMAL-FARM-to-the-Stage-20200304

6) David Lansbury Joins “Harry Townsend’s Last Stand” Off-Broadway

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/David-Lansbury-to-Replace-Craig-Bierko-in-HARRY-TOWNSENDS-LAST-STAND-20200304

7) Lin-Manuel Miranda Pledges $1 Million to Theatre Scholarships for Artists of Color

8) Adam Shankman to Direct “Hocus Pocus 2” for Disney