Today on Broadway: Monday, July 12, 2021

LaChanze to Lead 'Trouble in Mind,"PBS to Air "Wicked" Concert, LMM Set to Begin Work on New Musical

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1) New York Theatre News

LaChanze to Lead “Trouble in Mind” on Broadway

Public Theatre Updates Rules for Shakespeare in the Park’s “Merry Wives”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Shakespeare-in-the-Park-Updates-Proof-of-Vaccination-and-Face-Mask-Policies-For-MERRY-WIVES-20210710

PBS Announces “Wicked in Concert”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PBS-Announces-Musical-Event-WICKED-IN-CONCERT-20210709

Lin-Manuel Miranda Says He Hopes to Start Work on New Musical Next Year

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Hopes-to-Begin-Work-on-a-New-Stage-Musical-in-2022-20210709

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2) Reviews for “Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings)” Starring Jackie Hoffman

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Jackie-Hoffman-Returns-to-the-Stage-in-FRUMA-SARAH-WAITING-IN-THE-WINGS-20210709

3) Feel-Good Recommendation

Video from the German, Non-Replica Production of “Wicked”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Get-A-First-Look-At-The-New-Non-Replica-Production-of-WICKED-in-Hamburg-20210709