Theatre News Roundup: 7/6

Thinking about maybe cancelling a date to go see The Peony Pavilion at Lincoln Center. Priorities. I also got tickets to see Preludes a second time so I'll be putting a hold on that review until the second viewing.

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• The Public Theater presents The National Asian American Theatre Company's production of Awake and Sing!. The show, which begins July 6, will officially open July 13 for a run through Aug. 1.

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• Director John Tiffany and librettist Enda Walsh, the team behind Once, are working on a stage musical adaptation of the animated Disney film "Pinocchio."

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• Reviews for Beaches at Drury Lane

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Misty Copeland will join the Broadway cast of On the Town, stepping into the role of aspiring ballet dancer Ivy Smith, for two weeks, Aug. 25-Sept. 6, replacing Megan Fairchild, a New York City Ballet principal dancer who is leaving the show to return to that dance company. A permanent replacement has not yet been announced. Copeland will appear only at the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening shows and the Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees. The show will also have a Saturday and Sunday evening performance during those weeks.
• Javier Munoz will star star as Alexander Hamilton once a week in the Broadway production of Hamilton. The show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, will play seven performances a week.

One Song Glory (ALBUMS)

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the new musical based on the Victor Hugo novel and the animated Disney film, which had a run at the Paper Mill Playhouse this past spring, has been recorded by Sh-k-boom Records. Fans can sign up for pre-sale information. The CD will be released Nov. 20 on their Ghostlight label. 
• A cast recording of the Stratford Festival's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Carousel is now available for purchase online. Alexis Gordon and Jonathan Winsby star as Julie Jordan and Billy Bigelow under the direction of Susan H. Schulman.

A Foggy Day in London Town (UK NEWS)

• Gugu Mbatha-Raw is to star in the title role of Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn, beginning performances Sept. 19 prior to an official opening Sept. 24 for a run through Oct. 11 at Shakespeare's Globe, as the last show in the theatre's summer season.

Stop! Wait! What?! (EVERYTHING ELSE)

• Preludes extended until August 2. Linctix available even if you already bought a ticket with your account. 
• Twitter and Facebook lit up Sunday evening and Monday morning after several cast members and audience members posted their speechlessness at a report that an audience member had clambered onto the stage of the Booth Theatre and tried to plug a cell phone charger into an outlet on the set of Hand to God.
• Kinky Boots will implement a new digital lottery, allowing potential audience members to purchase $37 day-of tickets from anywhere. Beginning July 13 the digital ticket lottery will replace the previous lottery policy, in which entries were accepted only outside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (302 West 45th Street) two hours prior to curtain time.