- Broadway legends Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber will replace Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce in the sensational revival of "Hello, Dolly!" currently playing at the Shubert; they begin January 20, 2018; in more good news, Tony-winner Gavin Creel and the fabulous Kate Baldwin will continue with the show
- The National Theatre in London's sold out production of Tony Kushner's magnum opus "Angels in America" will cross the Atlantic to Broadway for 18 weeks, starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane; performances start in February at the Neil Simon
- Composer/Lyricist Michael Friedman ("Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson", "The Fortress of Solitude"), a founding associate artist with the Civilians and current artistic director of Encores! Off-Center, passed away at age 41 from complications of HIV/AIDS
- The Broadway community will come together on October 9th for a benefit concert for Houston's theatre district; the Alley Theatre was badly damaged by flooding from Hurricane Harvey
