tl;dr for April 2nd
- Serially under-appreciated Broadway diva Stephanie J. Block will play Cher in the Broadway-bound production of "The Cher Show", opening this fall at the Neil Simon Theatre following a summer tryout in Chicago; check out this fun teaser
- Good news for D.C., Drew Gehling will headline the new musical adaption of "Dave" at Arena Stage in this summer, and the Alex Timbers helmed "Beetlejuice" the musical will premiere at the National Theatre this fall, prior to Broadway
- Meanwhile, in more movies-to-the-stage news, "Beaches" the musical is set to play London in 2019, following a 2014 world premiere at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, and remember the Griswolds? Well, producers are now working on developing a new musical using the "Vacation" characters
- Check out this excellent and important piece about sexual harassment in the theatre community
