This Week on Broadway for August 7, 2011: Follies begins, Porgy is on deck, with Lauren Ambrose in the hole.

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Follies Original Cast Recording being played at theater outside and starts previews today. 'Spring Awakening': Director adds edge to Asbury Park production of Broadway hit by Peter Filichia Alecia BrooksDirector Carlos Armesto with actresses Elena Ricardo, center, and Renée Bang Allen, rehearsing "Spring Awakening." A director must get the right chemistry out of his cast membe... LINKED FROM NJ.COM Arts & Leisure: It Ain't Necessarily 'Porgy' by Patrick Healy Diane Paulus, who had success with "Hair," is working on a version of "Porgy and Bess" that she hopes will be more palatable to modern Broadway audiences. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Lauren Ambrose as Fanny Brice: Yay or Nay? by The Mick Jonathan Groff told us it wasn't happening months ago, in an interview. And he knows everything there is to know on planet earth, obviously, so we weren't shocked when we heard Lea Michele was officiall... LINKED FROM THE CRAPTACULAR If It Only Even Runs A Minute 7 Julian Ovenden Leaves Death Takes a Holiday; Kevin Earley Steps Into Musical Permanently by Kenneth Jones Julian Ovenden, the British actor who created the shadowy but charming title character in the current Off-Broadway world premiere of the musical Death Takes a Holiday, has withdrawn from the production owing to... LINKED FROM PLAYBILL JERSEY BOYS to play all weeknights at 7:00pm beginning September 6 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, will play Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7pm beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2011. The hit musical will also continue to play Wedne... LINKED FROM BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN "The King's Speech" Headed to Broadway in Fall 2012 by Roger Friedman I told you first, and quite a while ago, that "The King's Speech" would head to Broadway after its run as a film. Then it won the Oscar. Now I'm told that David Seidler's Oscar win... LINKED FROM SHOWBIZ 411 British Hit One Man, Two Guvnors May Be Broadway Bound by Broadway.com British stage hit One Man, Two Guvnors is eyeing a Broadway run under the auspices of producer Bob Boyett, according to Variety. The move could potentially take place within the 2011-12 theater season, but... LINKED FROM BROADWAY.COM Co-stars for Connick Jr. Legit News: Turner, Mueller cast in 'Clear Day' -- Thesps David Turner and Jessie Mueller have booked gigs starring alongside Harry Connick Jr. in the upcoming Broadway revival of "On a Clear Day You Can See Fo... LINKED FROM VARIETY NY could be 'Ghost' town by Michael Riedel The new musicals this season aren't exactly blockbuster central. Douglas Carter Beane's "Lysistrata Jones" is campy and fun, but it's not going to topple "The Book of Mormon." "Nice Work If You Can Get It"... LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK POST Music Ends for Broadway Run of 'Baby It's You!' Producers said Wednesday that the show about pioneering record executive Florence Greenberg and The Shirelles will end its Broadway run on Sept. 4. LINKED FROM BACKSTAGE Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: Yes Music: Sez I from Donnybrook! 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