Today on Broadway: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024

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West End ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Stars to Lead Broadway Run, ‘Phantom’ to Tour in 2025, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Musical in the Works

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Broadway to Dim Lights for Dame Maggie Smith This Week

https://playbill.com/article/maggie-smiths-broadway-marquee-dimming-ceremony-gets-a-date

1) Original ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Stars to Lead Show on Broadway

https://deadline.com/2024/11/operation-mincemeat-broadway-1236164307

2) Slimmed Down ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to Tour Starting Next November

https://deadline.com/2024/11/phantom-of-the-opera-north-american-tour-1236164327

3) ‘Slumdub Millionaire’ Musical in the Works from Original Composer

https://deadline.com/2024/11/slumdog-millionaire-stage-musical-broadway-1236163542

4) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Thursday, Nov. 7

Opens: ‘Walden’ Off-Broadway from Second Stage

https://2st.com/shows/walden

Previews: ‘We Are Your Robots’ from Theatre for a New Audience
https://tfana.org/events/we-are-your-robots-2024-11-07-730-pm 

Friday, Nov. 8

Previews: ‘Triptych’ Off-Broadway from The Barrow Group
https://www.barrowgroup.org/announcing-triptych-a-new-play/ 

Saturday, Nov. 9

Previews: ‘Elf’ on Broadway
https://elfonbroadway.com/ 

Sunday, Nov. 10 

Opens: ‘Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!’ Off-Broadway at SoHo Rep

Opens: ‘Strategic Love Play’ Off-Broadway at Minetta Lane Theatre

https://strategicloveplay.com

Closing: ‘Ragtime’ Off-Broadway at New York City Center

https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2024-2025/ragtime

Closing: ‘Vladimir’ Off-Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club

Closing: ‘Fatherland’ Off-Broadway at New York City Center

https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2024-2025/fatherland

5) Initial Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Performers Revealed

https://playbill.com/article/death-becomes-her-hells-kitchen-the-outsiders-more-will-perform-on-98th-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade

6) Show and Casting News

Adrianna Hicks to Return to ‘Six’ This Month

https://www.broadwaynews.com/adrianna-hicks-will-return-to-six-2

Ahlers, Pedretti to Lead ‘Tender Napalm’ Off-Broadway

https://playbill.com/article/ben-ahlers-and-victoria-pedretti-will-star-in-off-broadway-revival-of-tender-napalm

‘Working Girl’ Musical to Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse Next Year

https://playbill.com/article/cyndi-lauper-working-girl-musical-will-get-a-world-premiere-at-la-jolla-playhouse-in-2025

‘Ali’ Musical World Premiere Postpones Chicago Out-of-Town Tryout

https://playbill.com/article/muhammad-ali-biomusical-indefinitely-postpones-2025-chicago-world-premiere

7) Recommendation

Best Broadway Star Halloween Costumes

https://playbill.com/article/norma-desmond-handmaids-tale-deadpool-what-broadway-stars-dressed-up-as-this-halloween