Broadway AM Report, 8/15/2016 - PETER PAN in Concert 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: FOX hosts a special GREASE: LIVE panel with director Thomas Kail and HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Transport Group presents PETER PAN in a star-studded concert benefit!

NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:

- ELF THE MUSICAL announced the stops for its 2016 holiday tour.
- We got to go backstage (right) at The Muny's AIDA, took a first look at ALLEGRO in London, and watched highlights from MY FAIR LADY at Bay Street!
- Plus, we went inside the recording studio with THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL, got a peek at AN AMERICAN IN PARIS's free dance class for kids, and marveled at Barbra Streisand and Seth MacFarlane's "Pure Imagination" duet!
- Broadway's LES MISERABLES revival celebrated 1,000 performances over the weekend.
- HBO's THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS gained more stage vets!
- And stage and screen star Fyvush Finkel has died at 93, while ridiculous theatre pioneer John Vaccaro passed away at 86...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with possible thunderstorms, high of 91 to kick off the week.

Quote of the Day: A word from Broadway's original Peter Pan, Mary Martin...

"I can't tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show... I loved it so. The freedom of spirit that was Peter Pan was suddenly there for me. I discovered I was happier in the air than on the ground." -- Mary Martin

What we're geeking out over: The IF/THEN tour's hilarious DRUNK HISTORY parody!

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What we're listening to: THE KING AND I's Ashley Park lending her beautiful voice to this Broadway/Bollywood mashup!

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Video of the Day: The cast and crew of Ogunquit Playhouse's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME's rendition of "Someday" to honor all those who have lost their lives in the tragedies of Orlando, Dallas, and elsewhere...