News: critic's pick "The Band's Visit" (read my review) will close on April 7th; instead of being sad, let's celebrate that this intimately bold and beautiful new musical, which recouped its investment and won a whopping 10 Tony Awards, came to Broadway at all! "Anastasia" will close March 31st; the Public Theater announced its summer lineup at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, including "Much Ado About Nothing", "Coriolanus", and a Public Works stage adaption of the 1997 Disney film "Hercules"; Broadway's "Oklahoma!" has joined the Gun Neutral Initiative; and Fox has cancelled its planned live telecast of "Hair", instead deciding to focus on "titles that have a wide appeal" (snarky!)
In Memoriam: the United States Postal Service is honoring the memory of Broadway legend Gregory Hines with a new stamp as part of its Black Heritage series
Rumor: there's buzz that "Six", a new British pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, may be headed to Broadway
Read: critic Laura Collins-Hughes' defense of physical, printed programs as part of the theatre-going experience, and this short history about the famed rehearsal studios at 890 Broadway
Watch: this great video from the American Theatre Wing about what an orchestrator does; the music video for Ben Platt's new single, "Bad Habit"; Katrina Lenk sing "Omar Sharif" on the Tonight Show; and the song "Afternoon" from "Alice By Heart"
Listen: to the new London cast recording of "Company"
Look: at these stunning photos of the Mark Hellinger Theatre (currently/tragically the Times Square Church)
