Real Estate: comedian Mike Birbiglia will bring his solo show "The New One" to the Cort Theatre on Broadway for 12 weeks starting October 25th; and Critic's Pick! musical juggernaut "Kinky Boots" will close on April 7th as the 25th-longest running show in Broadway history, opening up the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for the much rumored arrival of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" (or another big musical!)
Casting: Tony Goldwyn has joined the cast of "Network", scrapping plans for his "Pal Joey" revival
Development: a musical adaptation of the 2000 film "Almost Famous" in the works, as is a musical about the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; and keep your eyes on "Diana", a new musical about Princess Diana that will play La Jolla Playhouse this winter
Accessibility: Playwrights Horizons is using new GalaPro technology to make theatre accessible for patrons who are deaf of hard-of-hearing, learn more about this exciting new technology
Listen: "Head Over Heels" (read my review) will release a cast album on October 12th, but you can hear the title track now; and Critic's Pick! "Twelfth Night" (read my review) will get cast recording
RIP: Joe Masteroff, Tony winning book writer of "She Loves Me" and "Cabaret", is dead at 98; renowned theatrical press agent Merle Debuskey is dead at 95; and Tony winning actor Roger Robinson is dead at 78
