Merrily We Roll Along had a great night at the Tonys on Sunday. The revival, Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe, all went home winners.
It is the most buzzed Broadway Musical in a long time, and there are only three more weeks to see it. At least on the Great White Way.
That is because Deadline is reporting that the Stephen Sondheim production is being filmed by the same people who shot Hamilton for Disney+.
It is unknown where and when it will debut on the small screen, but I hope it happens soon. My friends saw it and loved it, and I can’t wait to do the same! Because it is all about me and my needs.
Clueless is so beloved that it is getting a musical makeover. Yes, there was a jukebox version that came out off-Broadway in 2018, but that was then. Next year, we are getting a new version with original songs written by K.T. Tunstall and Glenn Slater.
The new musical will debut in London this February. Casting will be announced at a later date.
I hope it is a smash so that it will cross the pond and play on Broadway.
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will not be celebrating a year with Sweeney Todd because they are leaving the Broadway musical at 46 weeks.
The producers made the announcement today: “They are finally heading to the seaside. Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will be departing Fleet Street on January 14, but you still have more chances to brave the chair dearie. Our tale is extending into Spring 2024!”
The producers did not reveal who will be replacing them, but I expect that we will find out soon.
Before they do. Groban talked about his departure. “The countdown begins. My heart is heavy but filled with deep gratitude to announce my final performance as Sweeney Todd,” the singer wrote. “To hold the torch of this monumental role for all of this year, alongside my dear friend and partner in crime @annaleighashford, has been nothing short of a life changing experience. This brilliant cast and crew and orchestra have given me so many gifts every single day. I will miss sharing Fleet Street with them, but will forever be grateful to have given audiences Sondheim’s masterpiece alongside them these last many months. I will truly cherish and enjoy to the fullest the weeks ahead that I have left. ❤️”
So if you want to see him in the production, get your tickets now because there are only a limited amount of shows left to see them.
NYC is experiencing a rare orange sky due to the smoke traveling southeast from the Canadian wildfires.
And today, CBS released the above picture to promote this Sunday’s Tony Awards. And since chances are the sky will still be orange, it is like they knew what was going to happen.
How ominous for an awards show that almost got cancelled because of the Writers Guild of America strike.
Let’s just hope the poor air quality doesn’t do it for real. Because the show must go on!
Lea Michele is starring in her dream role on Broadway, so you think she would want to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl forever. But she doesn’t.
That is because the musical announced today, “Hey, gorgeous! We’re having so much fun with you on Broadway, we’re sticking around until September 3rd! Get your tickets now. #FUNNYGIRL”
I am surprised that with the record-breaking box office, they are letting the curtain go down. But I guess nothing lasts forever.
Unless Michele signed on to do a movie version of the show. Will Barbra Streisand let her do that? I am sure that is something Babs would allow only over her dead body.
