Broadway AM Report, 7/20/2016 - 'PIRATES', MEN ON BOATS, Junie B. Jones and More!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?

TODAY'S BIG NEWS: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, starring Will Swenson, opens tonight at Barrington Stage, MEN ON BOATS (more here) and Junie B. Jones arrive Off-Broadway, and the company of Encores! Off-Center's GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- It's official - Jake Gyllenhaal will star in BURN THIS on Broadway!
- GLEE's Jenna Ushkowitz is taking over for Kimiko Glenn in WAITRESS this summer.
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will take its final Broadway bows this December...
- We got a first look (right) at Dimitri Kleioris in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, PRIVACY's big opening, pics and video of Takarazuka CHICAGO meeting the Broadway cast, plus footage of SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s new stars taking their first bows!
- A slew of stars have signed on for the second half of Vassar's 2016 Powerhouse Season.
- Phylicia Rashad will reprise her role in HEAD OF PASSES in Los Angeles!
- Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is writing a new musical.
- And Michael Riedel's book RAZZLE DAZZLE will be adapted into a miniseries...

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 85 degrees and sunny - enjoy this beautiful Wednesday!

Quote of the Day: A word from Junie B., who heads Off-Broadway tonight...

"A little glitter can turn your whole day around."
- Barbara Park, Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked (via Goodreads)

What we're watching: Ingrid Michaelson's music video for "Hell No," featuring members of Deaf West Theatre!