Broadway AM Report, 8/11/2016 - REBECCA, FIDDLER's New Fruma-Sarah & More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 11, 2016
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: Broadway's REBECCA scandal appears on CNBC's AMERICAN GREED, the stars of SOMETHING ROTTEN! visit Bryant Park, and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF welcomes a new 'Fruma-Sarah' tonight!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Ben Fankhauser & Andrew Keenan-Bolger have signed on for NEWSIES live, hitting theaters in 2017!
- Norm Lewis will play 'Don Quixote' in MAN OF LA MANCHA in Seattle.
- TICK, TICK... BOOM! is returning to NYC...
- We got a first look (right) at JELLY'S LAST JAM in D.C., plus new poster art for HAIRSPRAY LIVE!, shots from TROILUS AND CRESSIDA's opening at the Delacorte, pics from the NY premiere of Florence Foster JENKINS, and highlights from ALADDIN in Australia!
- Lifetime is adapting Shakespeare's plays into a horror anthology series.
- Barbra Streisand will headline a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton next month!
- And AIDA was interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters at The Muny...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon, with a high of 90. Bring your umbrella to Bryant Park!
What we're geeking out over: A Broadway/Olympics crossover moment -- check out THE COLOR PURPLE star Cynthia Erivo's strength and poise on the rings!
What we're listening to: PARAMOUR star Ryan Vona's new album - check out the music video for the title track, "The Letterbox," below!
Video of the Day: We can't get enough of Cynthia Erivo today - watch her sing Beyoncé at yesterday's #Ham4Ham!
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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