Today on Broadway: Monday, August 29, 2022

Tony Nominee And MCC Co-Founder Robert LuPone Dies, "Waitress" Capture Almost Completed, Ella Fitzgerald Musical In The Works

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1) MCC Co-Founder, Tony-Nominated Broadway Star Robert LuPone Dies

https://mcctheater.org/bob-lupone/

2) Show and Casting News

“Waitress” Pro-Tape in Post-Production

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WAITRESS-Live-Capture-With-Sara-Bareilles-Now-in-Post-Production-20220826

Ella Fitzgerald Musical with Book by Anna Deavere Smith in Development

Danny DeVito, Daughter Lucy Working on Play Aiming for New York

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/danny-devito-little-demon-interview

Broadway for Racial Justice to Present “Theatricalized” Version of “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”

https://littleisland.org/event/bfrj-sings-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill/

3) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

“Mr. Saturday Night” Closes

https://mrsaturdaynightonbroadway.com/

“Into the Woods” Revival Cast Departs

https://intothewoodsbway.com/

4) Feel-Good Recommendation

Washington Post Profile of Kennedy Kanagawa

https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/08/25/milky-white-cow-into-woods/

Lillias White in Rehearsals for “Hadestown”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-Lillias-White-Rehearse-for-Her-HADESTOWN-Debut-20220825