Today on Broadway: Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Listen: "Lightning Thief" to Tour in 2018, New York Times Outlines "Great Comet" Controversy, and Much More! "Today on Broadway" is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: james@broadwayradio.com (James Marino) or matt@broadwayradio.com (Matt Tamanini) BroadwayRadio on Twitter | Facebook Notes: "Hadestown" at EDMONTON's Citadel Theatre http://www.citadeltheatre.com/show/hadestown Broadway to Dim Lights for Thomas Meehan Tonight https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-To-Dim-Its-Lights-In-Memory-Of-Award-Winning-Writer-Thomas-Meehan-20170825 “The Elephant Man” Playwright Bernard Pomerance Passes Away https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bernard-Pomerance-Author-of-THE-ELEPHANT-MAN-Passes-Away-at-76-20170829 1) “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” to Tour Next Year https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LIGHTNING-THIEF-THE-PERCY-JACKSON-MUSICAL-to-Strike-in-a-City-Near-You-on-Tour-Next-Fall-20170829 2) The New York Times Lays Out “Great Comet” Controversy Timeline https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/theater/great-comet-broadway-race.html 3) Library of Congress Digitizes Alexander Hamilton Documents https://www.loc.gov/collections/alexander-hamilton-papers/about-this-collection/ 4) Recommendations Michael Riedel on “Young Frankenstein” http://nypost.com/2017/08/29/new-young-frankenstein-electrifies-in-uk-run/ The Odd Fate of the Times Square Theater https://therealdeal.com/2017/08/28/is-this-42nd-street-theater-under-a-real-estate-curse/ New App Released to Aid Broadway Design Process https://www.forbes.com/sites/marchershberg/2017/08/28/new-broadway-app-makes-the-creative-process-a-snap/#7684a22019f5 James' New Domain Purchase disasterfashion.com