Today on Broadway: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Brightman’s Back As Beetlejuice, Broadway League Says Masks Will Stay, “Coal Country” Returns Off-Broadway

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1) Top News

Mask Mandates Rollback; Broadway League Confirms They’ll Stay Through April

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/us/us-mask-mandates.html

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-League-Confirms-Mask-Policy-Will-Remain-Through-April-30-20220209

“The Music Man” to Offer Subsidized Tickets to NYC Students 

https://variety.com/2022/legit/news/broadway-music-man-subsidized-tickets-hugh-jackman-1235175736/

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2) Casting News

Alex Brightman Back in Broadway’s “Beetlejuice” Return

https://www.playbill.com/article/alex-brightman-to-lead-beetlejuice-broadway-return

“To My Girls” Completes Cast with Maulik Pancholy 

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201853/maulik-pancholy-completes-cast-of-jc-lees-to-my-girls-off-broadway/

“Coal Country” Full Casting Off-Broadway 

https://playbill.com/article/coal-country-finds-full-cast-for-off-broadway-return

 3) Off-Broadway

“Sleep No More” Reopens on Valentine’s Day

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/theater/sleep-no-more-reopens.html

“Prayer for the French Republic” Extends at Manhattan Theatre Club

https://www.playbill.com/article/prayer-for-the-french-republic-extends-manhattan-theatre-club-run

“The Vagrant Trilogy” Returns to The Public 

https://www.playbill.com/article/original-cast-creative-team-will-return-to-bring-mona-mansours-the-vagrant-trilogy-to-the-public-theater

The Barrow Group to Open New Performance Space 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Barrow-Group-to-Open-New-4M-Performing-Arts-Center-in-Midtown-Manhattan-20220209

4) In Other News

Dramatic Publishing Wins “To Kill a Mockingbird” Arbitration 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dramatic-Publishing-Fully-Vindicated-After-Winning-in-TO-KILL-A-MOCKINGBIRD-Arbitration-20220209

Irish Rep Commissions BIPOC Playwrights 

https://www.playbill.com/article/irish-playwrights-of-color-commissioned-by-irish-rep

Disney+ to Stream “West Side Story” 

https://deadline.com/2022/02/west-side-story-disney-plus-debut-date-1234929510/

5) Recommendations

“Rock Island Remix” by Rosie’s Kids 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHozUYG3fgM