Today on Broadway: Monday, October 8, 2018

Listen: Wait, Lady Gaga and Rosie O'Donnell are Talking about Bringing WHAT Back to Broadway? "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) This Week on Broadway for October 7, 2018 https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2018/10/07/this-week-on-broadway-for-october-7-2018-bernhardt-hamlet/ We’re announcing something special tomorrow morning and we’ll be announcing it first to our newsletter subscribers. https://twitter.com/TheIntervalNY/status/1049102024766369792 1) Rosie O’Donnell Teases Major Broadway Return Alongside Lady Gaga https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rialto-Chatter-Is-FUNNY-GIRL-Coming-Back-to-Broadway-With-Lady-Gaga-and-Rosie-ODonnell-20181007 2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule Monday, October 8 Opening: “Popcorn Falls” Off-Broadway http://popcornfalls.com/ Tuesday, October 9 Previews: “Torch Song” on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre https://torchsongbroadway.com/ Previews: “Days of Rage” Off-Broadway at Second Stage https://2st.com/shows/current-production/days-of-rage Wednesday, October 10 Previews: “Plot Points In Our Sexual Development” Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center https://www.lct.org/shows/plot-points-our-sexual-development/ Thursday, October 11 Opening: “Midnight at the Never Get” Off-Broadway from the York Theatre https://yorktheatre.org/on-stage/mainstage-series/midnight-never-get Previews: “Usual Girls” Off-Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Shows-Events/Usual-Girls.aspx Previews: “Good Grief” Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre https://www.vineyardtheatre.org/good-grief/ Friday, October 12 Previews: “The Thanksgiving Play” Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/thanksgiving-play Previews: “The Niceties” Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2018-19-season/the-niceties/ Sunday, October 14 Opening: “Sakina's Restaurant” Off-Broadway http://sakinasrestaurantplay.com/ Closing: “Tootsie” in Chicago https://tootsiemusical.com/ Closing: “I Was Most Alive with You” Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/i-was-most-alive-you/ 3) Recommendations Jon Hamm, David Tennant, Michael Sheen Perform Dueling Hamlets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J4ysolU-7U Stephen Sondheim Gives Update on New Musical, Sticks Foot in Mouth on Casting Controversies https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sondheim-Calls-Protests-Against-Whitewashing-Ridiculous-20181006 4) In Other News York Theatre Announces Alan Jay Lerner Centennial “Musicals in Mufti” Season https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/York-Theatre-Companys-Musicals-In-Mufti-Series-Will-Celebrate-The-Alan-Jay-Lerner-Centennial-20181005 Pascale Armand to Lead WP Theatre’s “Natural Shocks” https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Pascale-Armand-to-Lead-WP-Theaters-NATURAL-SHOCKS-20181005 “Wicked” Announces More Plans for 15^th Anniversary Celebration https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WICKED-Celebrates-15-Years-with-Empire-State-Lighting-Ice-Cream-Sand-Witches-and-More-20181005   Lady Gaga - Bad Romance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I