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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: September 15
7 Straight Plays That Got Original Cast Recordings Turns out, cast albums aren’t only for music.
How the St. Louis Symphony Will Tackle the Harry Potter Score Live as the Movie Plays There’s technology—and magic—behind playing the challenging score live as the film screens.
Too Heavy for Your Pocket Begins Off-Broadway The new play by Jiréh Breon Holder kicks off the Roundabout’s Underground new season of world-premiere works.
Dear Evan Hansen's Ben Platt Gets a Backstage Visit From Beyoncé (After Conjuring Her on Twitter) The Tony winner shared a photo of him with the 22-time Grammy winner backstage at the Music Box Theatre.
Unstoppable Bette Midler Carries on After Mid-Show Tumble from Hello, Dolly! Set The September 14 performance of the Tony-winning revival came to an abrupt halt after two pieces of the show’s set collided.
Chicago Spamilton Sets Closing Date—L.A. Is Next The parody of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s megahit Hamilton opened in Chicago last spring.
St. Ann’s Warehouse Announces 2017–2018 Off-Broadway Season The lineup includes Homeland star Nina Hoss, Rufus Wainwright, Enda Walsh, and more.
Tony-Winning Musical Big River Begins Previews at Theatre at the Center Sept. 14 James Romney and Jonathan Butler-Duplessis co-star in Roger Miller’s Tony-winning musical adaptation of the Mark Twain classic.
Santa Fe Opera Will Premiere a New Candide as Part of Worldwide Leonard Bernstein Celebration The premiere staging is part of the wide-reaching #BernsteinAt100 programming in honor of the composers’ centennial.
Hello Everybody! Gypsy’s Original Dainty June Plans 2 NYC Appearances Lane Bradbury will do her solo show at Don’t Tell Mama, and sing an unrecorded song from Gypsy at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Leguizamo Will Host Viva Broadway in Times Square The duo co-host the Hispanic Heritage Month event, featuring the debut of Hamilton’s Mandy Gonzalez singing her new single by Miranda.
Carmen Cusack Will Headline San Francisco Engagement of Bright Star Cusack earned a Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut performance in the Steve Martin-Edie Brickell musical.
Dirty Dancing Tour Welcomes New Director and Cast The show will open a new touring production in California this fall.