Today on Broadway: Thursday, May 24, 2018

Listen: "Pretty Woman" Finds a New Star, Are the Tony Awards Just Crass Commercialism, and Jason Tam Joins "Be More Chill" "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 1) Andy Karl Joins Orfeh in “Pretty Woman” Broadway Bow https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-Andy-Karl-Will-Replace-Steve-Kazee-as-Star-of-PRETTY-WOMAN-on-Broadway-20180523 2) Forbes: The Tony Awards: Crass Commercial Or Necessary Institution? https://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2018/05/23/the-tony-awards-crass-commercial-or-necessary-institution/#29b7c1724a82 3) Recommendations Tony Nominees Ashley Park and Grey Henson Recreate Casey Nicholaw Choreography http://www.playbill.com/article/ashley-park-and-grey-henson-recreate-casey-nicholaws-choreography-from-spamalot-to-mean-girls 4) In Other News Jason Tam Joins “Be More Chill” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jason-Tam-Joins-Cast-of-BE-MORE-CHILL-20180523 “Mean Girls” to Launch Tour from Buffalo in 2019 https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MEAN-GIRLS-Tour-to-Launch-from-Buffalo-in-Fall-2019-20180523 “Carousel” Album to be Released Digitally June 8^th https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CAROUSEL-Cast-Album-Available-Digitally-June-8th-in-Stores-July-13-20180523 TCM to Air “Mad About Musicals!” Tribute in June https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TCM-To-Pay-Tribute-To-Musicals-In-June-Programming-Special-Mad-About-Musicals-20180523   Music: Soliloquy from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (2018 cast recording coming in June)