This Week on Broadway for February 5, 2012: Super Smash Sunday

If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook Broadway Musical MVPs, 1960-2010: The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons, is now available through Applause Books and at www.amazon.com Newest column for Peter: MTI Blog! James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Peter: The Scottsboro Boys @ Philadelphia Theatre Company Gavin Creel in Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series Ionescopade, "A Musical Vaudeville," at The York Theatre Company NBC's "Smash" Brings Broadway Magic To Primetime TV The highly anticipated show-biz television series "Smash," about the production of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, kicks off on Monday, and NY1's Frank DiLella has a preview. LINKED FROM NY1 Megan Hilty Will Be Lorelei Lee in Encores! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Andrew Gans Megan Hilty, the Wicked and 9 to 5 star who will be seen in NBC's new musical series "Smash," will star in the City Center Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Host of Sondheim Titles, Including The Birthday Concert and Into the Woods, Streaming On Netflix by Adam Hetrick Sondheim: The Birthday Concert, Into the Woods, Company and "Evening Primrose" are now available for instant streaming on Netflix. LINKED FROM PLAYBILL Arts & Leisure: 'Carrie,' a Huge Stage Flop, Is Reinvented by MCC Theater by Patrick Healy One of Broadway's greatest flops, "Carrie" is being dressed up, and toned down, for another onstage dance. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Original Merrily We Roll Along Star Lonny Price on Capturing 'Mind-Blowing' Memories in New Documentary Our Time by Kathy Henderson The 1981 Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along lasted a total of 68 performances (52 of them previews!), but it's a production that lives on in memory and lore. As Encores! g... LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Broadway Streetcar, Starring Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker, to Open April 22 by Dan Bacalzo The Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which as previously reported will play the Broadhurst Theatre, has announced production dates. The show will play a limited engagement ... LINKED FROM THEATERMANIA The wrath of Rudin by Michael Riedel In his heyday, David Merrick was the most powerful producer on Broadway. He had taste. He was prolific. He knocked out hits -- "Look Back in Anger," "Hello, Dolly!" "42nd Street." And he could put ... LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST Jordan Roth Will Bring Clybourne Park To Broadway by Andrew Gans Despite the loss of lead producer Scott Rudin, who abandoned his plan to produce Bruce Norris' play Clybourne Park on Broadway this spring, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama will make its Broadway debut afte... LINKED FROM PLAYBILL 5 Reasons Why a Jekyll & Hyde Revival Is a Good Idea (No, Seriously) by Lucky We don't want to go crazy with this or anything, given that 90% of "announced" projects never happen, but news broke over the weekend that a revival of Jekyll & Hyde could be in the works... LINKED FROM THE CRAPTACULAR Willow Smith: Whip My Hair Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81 by Neil Genzlinger Mr. Gazzara's long acting career included playing Brick in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Original Cast Clip Logo for Death of A Salesman Exit Introductions Why we all do theatre by James Marino Next Week: Look Back in Anger Most Happy Fella @ NYU full orchestra at Skirball Center Seth Rudesky - Disaster Explicit: Yes Music: Ben Folds Brick Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm Direct Link to MP3 File