tl;dr for May 29th — Stage Left

Andy Karl ("Groundhog Day") is replacing Steve Kazee for the Broadway production of "Pretty Woman", which begins performances on July 20th; his wife, Orfeh, plays Kit; Mr. Kazee (a Tony winner for "Once") played the role of Edward in the pre-Broadway run in Chicago; a fire destroyed his family's home in Kentucky, so he is taking time to help his father re-settle
Paul Schneider ("Parks and Recreation") will join Armie Hammer and Josh Charles in Second Stage's "Straight White Men", the first play by an Asian American female playwright to play on Broadway; performances begin June 29th
Good news if you (like me) missed it last year, "KPOP" is angling for an Off-Broadway run in 2019
NBC will telecast a live production of "Hair" in 2019
Broadway grosses hit a record high in the 2017-2018 season, reaching $1.65B (a whopping 14.4% increase from last season); attendance is flat though, so audiences are just paying more (see: Bruce Springsteen), a troubling trend for audience development on the Great White Way but a boon for producers
Is Hollywood taking over Broadway? Is Broadway becoming an East Coast Las Vegas? A good piece in the Washington Post takes a look at these important questions
A memorial service for five-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell, who passed away in February, will be held on June 4th from 3-5pm at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Patricia Morison, star of the original "Kiss Me, Kate", is dead at 103

May 29 tl;dr for May 29th