Today on Broadway: Friday, August 18, 2023

Play About Putin Aiming for Boadway, Broadway's Chris Peluso Dies, 'Groundhog Day' Sets Record

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1) Peter Morgan's Putin Play 'Patriots' Eyeing Broadway Run

2) Broadway, West End Stalwart Chris Peluso Dies at 40

https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-chris-peluso-passes-away-at-38

3) Playwrights Horizons Commissions Shows from Cooper, Jacobs-Jenkins, Nwandu

https://www.playbill.com/article/playwrights-horizons-commissions-new-works-from-jordan-e-cooper-branden-jacobs-jenkins-antoinette-chinonye-nwandu-more

4) 'Groundhog Day' Becomes Highest Grossing Production in Old Vic History

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/GROUNDHOG-DAY-Becomes-Highest-Grossing-Production-Ever-at-Old-Vic-Theatre-20230817

5) 'Frozen' National Tour to Welcome New Cast Members

https://www.playbill.com/article/tour-of-disneys-frozen-welcomes-new-cast-members

6) Feel-Good Recommendation

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