Broadway AM Report, 4/6/2016 - HAZEL in Chicago 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 new musical HAZEL, starring Klea Blackhurst, opens tonight in Chicago, and KING AND COUNTRY's David Tennant stops by our SAG Career Conversations series!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Diane Lane will return to Broadway this fall in Stephen Karam's THE CHERRY ORCHARD!
- London's GYPSY (more here) and SUNSET BOULEVARD are eyeing Broadway runs...
- The live #Ham4Ham show is returning on Wednesdays this spring, plus HAMILTON will debut in London, Europe and Australia over the next couple years!
- We got a first look (right) at Rebecca Luker in FUN HOME, plus pics from MCC's MISCAST gala, and a peek at SUNSET BOULEVARD's opening festivities!
- The 2016 National August Wilson Monologue Competition will be held in May.
- Married couple Dylan and Becky Ann Baker are set to star in CSC's PEER GYNT!
- FUN HOME's Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron are among the 2016 LPTW Award winners.
- And Stephen Schwartz has expanded upon his decision to pull production rights in North Carolina...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 49 degrees today!

Quote of the Day: A word from upcoming THE CHERRY ORCHARD star Diane Lane...

"I don't want to live in a bubble, in my craft or in the world... I can't, I would be cheating myself out of my generation and the world we live in."
-- Diane Lane (via BrainyQuote)

What we're looking forward to listening to: Broadway's WAITRESS cast album, which Sara Bareilles says is coming soon!

What we're watching: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM band's bluegrass takes on Broadway tunes!

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Video of the Day: Check out Tina Fey and Tituss Burgess's surprise CITY OF ANGELS duet at MISCAST!