- Real Estate: Off-Broadway teen-sensation "Be More Chill" (read my review) will transfer to the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway this spring - watch the moment the cast found out; someone must have said it three times because "Beetlejuice" the musical booked the Winter Garden Theatre for a spring opening following its D.C. tryout this fall; read a profile of director Alex Timbers
- Business: the little musical that could, did - after winning a near-record 10 Tony Awards, Critic's Pick! "The Band's Visit" (read my review) has officially recouped its $8.75M capitalization to become a bonafide commercial success; I hope other producers take note
- Casting: NBC weather man Al Roker will make his Broadway debut in "Waitress" starting October 5th; Tony-nominee Hailey Kilgore has returned to Critic's Pick! "Once on This Island" (read my review)
- Awards: with their Emmy wins for "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" last night Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, and John Legend have joined the elite group of EGOT winners (those who have won the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)
- Trailer: check out this trailer for "Merely Marvelous", a forthcoming documentary about Gwen Verdon
- Read: in advance of "The Cher Show" opening on Broadway in December, read this profile of Cher