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Major Stars to Lead ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ in D.C., Parris to Play Title Role in ‘Drood,’ First Look at New Production of ‘Hercules

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1) Borle, Rodriguez, Sykes to Lead ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at Kennedy Center

https://www.playbill.com/article/christian-borle-krysta-rodriguez-ephraim-sykes-will-lead-bye-bye-birdie-at-the-kennedy-center

2) Mamie Parris to Lead ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ at Goodspeed

https://www.playbill.com/article/mamie-parris-to-star-in-title-role-of-goodspeeds-the-mystery-of-edwin-drood-complete-cast-announced

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses

https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

4) In Other News

Tony Winner Kelly Bishop to Release Memoir

https://people.com/gilmore-girls-and-a-chorus-line-star-kelly-bishop-to-publish-memoir-exclusive-8584830

Will Sharpe to Play Title Role in ‘Amadeus’ Limited Series Adaptation

https://www.playbill.com/article/peter-shaffers-amadeus-becoming-a-limited-series

Sam Mendes to Direct Four Individual Beatles Movies

New ‘Hadestown’ Cast to Perform on ‘Tamron Hall’ on Friday

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-HADESTOWN-Cast-Members-to-Perform-on-TAMRON-HALL-This-Friday-20240220

5) Feel-Good Recommendation

Highlights and Rehearsal Video from German ‘Hercules’

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Go-Inside-Rehearsals-For-Disneys-HERCULES-in-Hamburg-20240220