Today on Broadway: Friday, January 14, 2022

Is a New Broadway Theater in the Works? 'Birthday Candles' Completes Cast, Eight Theatre Books for Winter

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https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-Broadway-Theatre-to-be-Constructed-in-NYCs-Theatre-District-20220113

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2) Show and Casting News

“Birthday Candles” Completes Casting

Dennis Stowe to Replace Jonathan Freeman as Jafar in Broadway’s “Aladdin”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dennis-Stowe-Will-Play-Jafar-in-ALADDIN-From-January-25-20220113

Sutton Foster’s London “Anything Goes” to Come to US Theaters in March

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ANYTHING-GOES-Starring-Sutton-Foster-Comes-to-US-Cinemas-in-March-20220113

Shirley MacLaine, Amy Schumer Join “Only Murders in the Building”

https://www.playbill.com/article/shirley-maclaine-and-amy-schumer-join-season-2-of-only-murders-in-the-building

3) Feel Good Recommendation

Highlights from Lincoln Center’s “Intimate Apparel” Opera

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-Highlights-from-Bartlett-Sher-Helmed-INTIMATE-APPAREL-20220112

Playbill: 8 Theatre Books to Read This Winter

https://www.playbill.com/article/8-theatre-books-to-read-this-winter