Today on Broadway: Monday, March 9, 2020

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“ToB” Celebrates a Big Birthday, “The Boys in the Band” Playwright Mart Crowley Passes Away, Busy Week on Broadway, “Beauty and the Beast” Prequel on Disney+

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1) “The Boys in the Band” Playwright Mart Crowley Passes Away
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Playwright-Mart-Crowley-Best-Known-For-THE-BOYS-IN-THE-BAND-Has-Died-at-84-20200308

This Week on Broadway for February 27, 2011: The Talented Mr. Crowley

2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Monday, March 9

Previews: “Mrs. Doubtfire” on Broadway

Opening: “Unknown Soldier” from Playwrights Horizons

https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/unknown-soldier/

Thursday, March 12

Opening: “SIX” on Broadway

https://sixonbroadway.com/

Previews: “Flying Over Sunset” on Broadway

https://www.lct.org/shows/flying-over-sunset/

Friday, March 13

Previews: “Caroline, or Change” on Broadway

https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2019-2020-season/caroline-or-change/

Previews: “Plaza Suite” on Broadway

Previews: “Indecent” at the Menier Chocolate Factory

https://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=3692EC9E-D57C-4F6B-A0F3-BDD2549FA22D&sessionlanguage=&SessionSecurity::linkName=

Saturday, March 14

Closing: “Blues for an Alabama Sky”

http://www.keencompany.org/blues

Sunday, March 15

Opening: “The Minutes” on Broadway

https://theminutesbroadway.com/

Closing: “The Inheritance”

Closing: “Anatomy of a Suicide”

https://atlantictheater.org/production/anatomy-of-a-suicide/

3) Recommendations

“Emojiland” Superfan Lends BroadwayCon Costume to Show

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/EMOJILAND-Superfan-Saves-the-Day-with-BroadwayCon-Cosplay-20200306

Amber Ardolino’s Music Video to Grace Potter’s “Paris Ooh La La”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Watch-MOULIN-ROUGEs-Amber-Ardolinos-Music-Video-for-Grace-Potters-Paris-Ooh-La-La-20200308

Matt’s Article on the Proper Usage of the Term “Jukebox Musical”

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Whats-in-a-Name-When-is-a-Jukebox-Musical-Not-a-Jukebox-Musical-20200308

4) In Other News

Presley Ryan to Depart “Beetlejuice” this Month

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Presley-Ryan-Will-Depart-Beetlejuice-329-20200306

Tom Jones Musical, “What’s New Pussycat?”, to Play UK this Fall

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joe-DiPietro-Tom-Jones-Musical-WHATS-NEW-PUSSYCAT-to-Play-Leeds-Playhouse-20200305

Gaston, LeFou Series Set for Disney+

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