Broadway AM Report, 5/12/2016 - ANASTASIA in Hartford and More!

By: Jessica Khan May. 12, 2016

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

Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature
is DEAR EVAN HANSEN star Rachel Bay Jones (portrait by Walter McBride)!

TODAY'S BIG NEWS: The new, Broadway-bound ANASTASIA musical starts tonight in Hartford, and the New Dramatists honor Audra McDonald at today's luncheon!

Anna O'Byrne and the stars of MY FAIR LADY!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Alex Jennings and Anna O'Byrne will star in MY FAIR LADY in Sydney!
- Daniel Evans will direct Wagstaff & Abel's SHERLOCK HOLMES, set for its UK debut in 2017.
- We got a look inside (right) at Australia's big casting event for MY FAIR LADY, a sneak preview of ANASTASIA in Hartford, shots of Heather Headley's first bow in THE COLOR PURPLE, a peek at this year's Drama Desk nominees, and highlights of Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim in THE KING AND I!
- Michael Arden will direct MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at The Wallis this season.
- AMERICAN IDOL vet Diana DeGarmo will join off-Broadway's THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES!
- Ray Romano will host a memorial for Doris Roberts next week in New York City.
- Annaleigh Ashford and Joe Tapper are expecting a baby boy this fall!
- A CLUELESS musical is still in the works, and Oprah Winfrey is looking for a Broadway project...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 74 degrees!

What we're looking forward to watching: Our new series BACKSTAGE BITE with Katie Lynch, premiering next week!

What we're looking forward to listening to: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM cast album; the stars are hitting the studio in June!

Steven Pasquale (Jamie Lockhart) and the company of THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Video of the Day: Get ready for ANASTASIA's first bows tonight at Hartford Stage with "Learn To Do It" from the animated film!

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!

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