Theatre News Roundup: 9/28-9/29

Another Op’nin, Another Show (OPENINGS)

• Catch the Butcher opens September 29 
• Eclipsed starts preview performances 9/29
• Travels With My Aunt begins performances 9/29
• Perfect Arrangement begins performances 9/29
• Nicu's Spoon begins performances of Richard III 9/29

Closed for Renovations (CANCELLATIONS)

• Ripcord performances delayed until October 1 

TKTS (TICKETS/RUSH/ETC)

• Les Miserables fan day ticket offer. You can purchase two mezzanine tickets for $60.01 on October 6th, exclusively at the box office.
• Up and Away has extended

I Wanna Be A Producer (IN DEVELOPMENT)

• True Love the Pink musical will be presented October 10th 
• Anthony E. Zuiker will write the libretto for a musical adaptation of Soul Train
• Distant Thunder 
• Bat Out of Hell

Everyone’s a Critic (REVIEWS)

• In Your Arms 
• Fondly, Collette Richland

I Hope I Get It (CASTING)

• Hoon Lee begins his run in The King and I September 29th
• Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams will star in Blackbird at the Belasco starting in March
• Casting for Hell's Belles
• Casting for The Doctor's Dilemma reading October 19 at Symphony Space includes Rebecca Luker and Christian Campbell
• Casting for Steve

Brush Up Your Shakespeare (SHAKESPEARE)

• The Oregon Theatre Festival has commissioned "translations" of all 39 of Shakespeare's plays into modern English

Come to the Cabaret (CABARETS/CONCERTS/ETC)

• Julian Ovenden replaces Stephen Pasquale in the NY Pops concert on 10/9
• Artists for World Peace on Broadway October 11 at Joe's Pub
• Beth Leavel cabaret at Muny 

A Musical (MUSICALS)

• Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds
• Mad Libs Live

It’s Only a Play (PLAYS)

• The Vast Machine 
• A Clockwork Orange

One Song Glory (ALBUMS)

• Lena Hall "Sin & Salvation: Live at the Carlyle" 
• Encores Lady Be Good will be released on CD November 13

I Want to Go to Hollywood (MOVIE NEWS)

• On the Town and Pal Joey will be available on Netflix in October 
• Disenchanted

Let Me Be Your Star (TV NEWS)

• Sony will begin airing the 1963 episodes of The Judy Garland Show on Monday nights in October
• The 70th annual Tony Awards will air on CBS June 5, 2016 
• Showtime is developing a half hour series based on Florent Morellet for Alan Cumming

Stop! Wait! What?! (EVERYTHING ELSE)

• Julie Taymor's original Lion King ending 
• (Connecticut) Ridgefield Playhouse 2016 season