Broadway AM Report, 9/21/2016 - Hasan Minhaj, Edward Albee 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 DAILY SHOW's Hasan Minhaj launches a new series on Muslim identity at Joe's Pub, and theaters across Broadway and Off-Broadway dim their lights tonight in honor of Edward Albee!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Angela Lansbury won't be returning to Broadway in THE CHALK GARDEN after all...
- Cynthia Erivo is among the lineup for American Theatre Wing's 2016 Gala honoring Cicely Tyson.
- The Clairvoyants have joined THE ILLUSIONISTS on Broadway.
- We got a peek (right) at Daveed Diggs's first post-HAMILTON performance, interviews with the cast & creatives behind Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, photos from the 'HUNCHBACK' curtain call at La Mirada, and pics of Montego Glover & Tony Yazbeck in concert with the New York Pops!
- HAMILTON is offering a day-of-show lottery in Chicago.
- Alex Brightman and more will appear in WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT this fall.
- Mario Cantone, Michael Urie, Stark Sands and more will take part in a benefit reading of WAR OF THE WORLDS...
- SheriDan Smith will return as 'Fanny Brice' for the UK tour of FANNY GIRL.
- And Tori Bates will be the first bi-racial actress to star in ANNIE on tour!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 87 for your Hump Day!

What we're geeking out over: Lin-Manuel Miranda turning Donald Trump tweets into a musical...

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What we're watching/listening to: DEAR EVAN HANSEN's "Waving Through a Window" music video, featuring fan art for the musical!