This Week on Broadway for August 21, 2011: St. Louis and Shaw, Follies Gets Recording, Audra and Judy, Brady and Partridge

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Muny season ends with a twist on tradition On Sunday, the Muny's 93rd season came to an end with the final performance of "Bye Bye Birdie." It was also the last show directed by Muny executive producer Paul Blake, who is leaving the theater af... LINKED FROM ST. LOUIS TODAY Other companies in St. Louis: Stages St. Louis New Line Theatre, The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre. "So weird. So smart. So shocking. So entertaining." - Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis St. Louis Cardinals Rocco Landesman Shaw loses top billing at Shaw Festival by Richard Ouzounian No play by the Festival's namesake on its mainstage theatre next year for the first time in its history LINKED FROM TORONTO.COM FOLLIES to Receive New Double Cast Recording? According to a tweet from Terri White, the Broadway transfer of the Kennedy Center's production of FOLLIES will receive a cast recording. Other online reports from cast members note that the recording will appe... LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Theatre Development Fund Launches Autism- Friendly Version of THE LION KING Theatre Development Fund, the not-for-profit performing arts service organization whose mission includes making theatre accessible for all audiences, is piloting a new program, Autism Theatre Initiative, to mak... LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Audra McDonald to Tour Beginning October 1 With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series ... LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM American Repertory Theater's Porgy & Bess Judy Garland Drama Coming to Broadway by Erik Piepenburg "End of the Rainbow," Peter Quilter's popular London drama-with-music about the final months of Judy Garland's life, will come to Broadway next year. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES LA Department of Cultural Affairs Solicits Community Input for Proposed Broadway Arts Center by LA Stage Alliance The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and its project partners are soliciting community input for the proposed Broadway Arts Center. Two separate surveys -- one for individuals and another for ... LINKED FROM LA STAGE TIMES Barbra Streisand Says GYPSY Film Still On Barbra Streisand has told USA Today that the plans for a film adaptation of GYPSY are still intact. LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Sing? Yes, he Cannavale by Michael Riedel AS anyone who saw his terrific performance in "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" can attest, Bobby Cannavale is one of our finest dramatic stage actors. But he's not content to rest on this year's Tony nominatio... LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST The Bardy Bunch: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady Sammy Gets Mugged Good luck to Robert Diamond and Jennifer Hallie Rosen on their wedding this weekend! Exit Introductions Explicit: Yes Music: I Think I Love You The Brady Bunch Theme Song Contact Info: Email addresses: see above Phone / Voicemail: 646-873-7695 BroadwayStars: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iPhone/iPod: iTunes Zune: Zune Marketplace Android: Google Listen for Android BlackBerry: Stitcher App Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm