Today on Broadway: Monday, April 23, 2018

Listen: "Hello, Dolly!" Announces Some Good News, and Some Bad News; Denzel Eyes Shakespeare Classic; and The New York Post Doesn't Understand how Theatre Works! "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 Tell Me More: Maggie Lakis and Rob McClure https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2018/04/21/tell-me-more-episode-8-life-and-love-on-the-road-with-maggie-lakis-and-rob-mcclure/ This Week on Broadway: Lynn Ahrens 1) Scott Rudin Announces Big “Hello, Dolly!” News https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Bette-Midler-Will-Return-To-HELLO-DOLLY-For-Final-Six-Weeks-of-Broadway-Run-20180420 2) Denzel Washington Already Eyeing his Next Broadway Classic https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Could-KING-LEAR-Be-Denzel-Washingtons-Next-Broadway-Project-20180420 3) Recommendations Barrett Wilbert Weed Performs “I’d Rather Be Me” on “The Tonight Show” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Barrett-Wilbert-Weed-Performs-Id-Rather-Be-Me-From-MEAN-GIRLS-on-The-Tonight-Show-20180420 The New York Post Conflates Causation and Correlation https://nypost.com/2018/04/21/broadways-box-office-is-wasting-away-in-margaritaville/ 4) This Week's Theatrical Schedule 5) In Other News The Muny Finds its Jersey Boys https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Muny-Finds-its-JERSEY-BOYS-20180420 Idina Menzel to Mentor on “American Idol’s” Disney Night https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Idina-Menzel-to-Guest-Mentor-Disney-Night-on-AMERICAN-IDOL-20180420 Sutton Foster to Release a New Album in June https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sutton-Foster-to-Release-New-Album-TAKE-ME-TO-THE-WORLD-20180420 Matt’s Mini-Review of “A Chorus Line” National Tour http://achoruslineontour.com/ Matt’s Full Review of “Mamma Mia!” at Vero Beach’s Riverside Theatre https://www.broadwayworld.com/orlando/article/BWW-Review-Riversides-MAMMA-MIA-is-Absolutely-Absurd-but-Giddily-Entertaining-20180421