Broadway AM Report, 8/10/2016 - CHILDREN OF EDEN in London 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: CHILDREN OF EDEN returns to London tonight, and Leslie Odom Jr. performs on THE VIEW today!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- RAGTIME is aiming for a fully staged, immersive Ellis Island Production next year!
- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS has found its full tour cast.
- Julie Taymor is in talks to helm a Broadway revival of M. BUTTERFLY...
- Shuler Hensley, Nikka Graff Lanzarone and more have signed on for The New Group's SWEET CHARITY.
- We got a look (right) at shots and highlights from RAGTIME on Ellis Island, plus photos and footage from AIDA at The Muny, and pics from BROADWAY AND BEYOND at Barrington!
- The stars of SOMETHING ROTTEN! and more are slated for Bryant Park this week.
- A Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo jukebox musical is eyeing the Great White Way...
- Actors' Equity is negotiating for better wages for Off-Broadway workers.
- And the legendary Meryl Streep wants to do "something new" on Broadway!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Thunderstorms with a high of 85. Don't forget your summer rain gear!

Quote of the Day: A word from Julie Taymor, who could be returning to Broadway this season...

"I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting."
-- Julie Taymor (via BrainyQuote)

What we're geeking out over: The new trailers for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY on Broadway!