Today on Broadway: Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024

'Big Gay Jamboree' Announces Cast, Stokes to Play Abe Lincoln in New Musical, Ex-Monk Gives Millions to Theatres

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1) Cast Announced for Off-Broadway World Premiere 'The Big Gay Jamboree'

https://playbill.com/article/natalie-walker-alex-moffat-more-will-join-marla-mindelle-in-the-big-gay-jamboree-off-broadway

2) Calvin Leon Smith to Join 'Cabaret' on Broadway Next Month

https://deadline.com/2024/08/calvin-leon-broadway-cabaret-1236030272

3) Lily Collins to Make West End Debut in New Bess Wohl Show

https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/emily-in-paris-lily-collins-money-heist-alvaro-morte-barcelona-west-end-1236095423

4) Stokes, Cusack, Darrington, Anderson to Lead '3 Summers of Lincoln' World Premiere

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/204495/brian-stokes-mitchell-to-star-as-honest-abe-in-3-summers-of-lincoln-at-la-jolla-playhouse

5) Show and Casting News

'Some Like It Hot' Tour Announces Casting

https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-hitting-the-road-with-some-like-it-hot

National Tour for 'Jaja's African Hair Brading' Reveals Cast

https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-starring-in-jajas-african-hair-braiding-on-tour

'someone spectacular' Extends Off-Broadway World Premiere

https://playbill.com/article/world-premiere-of-someone-spectacular-extends-off-broadway

6) Feel-Good Recommendation

New York Times: A Former Monk Who Won Powerball Is Giving Millions to Theaters

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/arts/monk-powerball-theater-philanthropy.html

7) Grace Recaps Her First Fringe Performance of 'To Free a Mockingbird'