Today on Broadway: Thursday, July 18, 2019 8:30am ET

"Beautiful" Announces Closing, Schenkkan’s New to come to Bway LBJ Paul McCartney's "It's a Wonderful Life" Musical, "Cats" Footage Released "Today on Broadway" is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: Ashley Steves ashley@broadwayradio.com | @NoThisIsAshley James Marino james@broadwayradio.com | @JamesMarino Matt Tamanini matt@broadwayradio.com | @BWWMatt 1) Robert Schenkkan’s Second LBJ Play to Come to Broadway this Fall https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.php?colid=1961804&preview=on Today on Broadway: Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Schenkkan https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2016/11/24/today-on-broadway-tony-and-pulitzer-prize-winner-robert-schenkkan/ 2) “Beautiful” Announces Closing Date on Broadway https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-BEAUTIFUL-THE-CAROLE-KING-MUSICAL-Announces-Broadway-Closing-Date-20190717 3) Paul McCartney is Working on a Musical of “It’s a Wonderful Life” https://nypost.com/2019/07/17/paul-mccartney-is-writing-an-its-a-wonderful-life-musical/ “It’s a Broadwaysted Life” https://broadwaysted.libsyn.com/size/25/?search=it%27s+a+broadwaysted+life 4) Recommendations VIDEO: Beyonce Releases Music Video for 'Spirit' from “The Lion King” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Beyonce-Releases-Music-Video-for-Spirit-from-THE-LION-KING-20190717 New York Times: How Can “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” Upstage the Movie? With 70 Songs https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/theater/moulin-rouge-musical-songs.html “Cats” Releases Behind the Scenes Footage Before Trailer Release https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Get-a-Look-Inside-the-Upcoming-CATS-Movie-20190717 Natalie Walker Tweeting about “Cats” https://twitter.com/nwalks/status/1151579494655938560 5) In Other News Nick Robinson to Make Broadway Debut in “To Kill a Mockingbird” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Nick-Robinson-to-Make-Broadway-Debut-as-Jem-in-TO-KILL-A-MOCKINGBIRD-20190717 Javier Bardem in Talks to Play King Triton in “The Little Mermaid” https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Javier-Bardem-In-Talks-To-Play-King-Triton-In-Live-Action-LITTLE-MERMAID-20190717