BWW Morning Brief March 28th, 2017 - CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and More!

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1) Matthew Morrison Joining Cast of ABC Medical Drama GREY'S ANATOMY
by TV News Desk - March 27, 2017

GLEE alum and Broadway vet Matthew Morrison will be joining the cast of ABC's hit medical drama GREY'S ANATOMY.. (more...)

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2) ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Sailing to Haiti to Find Broadway Lead; Dates Set!
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

Producers Ken Davenport and Hunter Arnold have announced that Once On This Island, the Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated Best Musical, is returning to Broadway this fall.. (more...)

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3) VIDEO: Andrew Rannells Belts Out an Original 'Smash' Tune on Last Night's GIRLS
by TV News Desk - March 27, 2017

On last night's episode of GIRLS on HBO titled 'The Bounce', Elijah (played by Andrew Rannells) participated in an open-call audition for a Broadway adaptation of 'White Man Can't Jump: The Musical.'. (more...)

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4) Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield, and the Cast of ANGELS IN AMERICA
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.. (more...)

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5) Former NY Times Theater Critic Charles Isherwood Joins New Media Site in Time for Tony Season
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

Ex-New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood will be writing for a new online theater site from Broadway Briefing just in time for the Tony Award season.. (more...)

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Today's Call Sheet:

- The 2017 MAC Awards ceremony will be held tonight at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
- John O'Hurley makes his Café Carlyle debut in A MAN WITH STANDARDS...
- And CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY starts previews on Broadway tonight!

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BWW Exclusive: Check out our opening night interviews with the cast of Broadway's SWEAT!

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#GivingTuesday: There are two ways to benefit BC/EFA this week - Thursday's BROADWAY SESSIONS with the cast of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and Sunday's 'PHANTOM SINGS RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN' concert at Birdland!

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What we're geeking out over: The upcoming, Pharrell Williams-inspired movie musical ATLANTIS!

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What we're looking forward to watching: LA LA LAND, arriving on Digital HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand next month!

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Social Butterfly: Watch Joshua Henry and more talk about the HAMILTON tour's opening night!

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See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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