This Week on Broadway for December 5, 2010: The Coward Could Be The Best

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia James Marino Matthew Murray Topics: A Free Man of Color Written by John Guare Directed by George C. Wolfe Starring Jeffrey Wright (Jacques Cornet), Mos (Cupidon Murmur and Toussaint Louverture), Reg Rogers (Zeus-Marie Pincepousse and Tallyrand), John McMartin (Thomas Jefferson), Paul Dano (Meriwether Lewis), Peter Bartlett (Mercure and Count Achille Creux), Veanne Cox (Mme. Mandragola and Dona Polissena), Triney Sandoval (Napoleon Bonaparte and Intendante Juan Ventura Morales) The Coward By Nick Jones Directed by Sam Gold Starring Jeremy Strong (Lucidus Culling), Richard Poe (Nathaniel Culling), Christopher Evan Welch (Henry Blaine), Steven Boyer (Robert Blithe), Stephen Ellis (Gavin Klaff), Kristen Schaal (Isabelle Dupree), Jarlath Conroy (Old Man, Egbert, Friedmont, Sir Derek Lanley), John Patrick Doherty (Finn, Earl of Dorchester, King's Messenger) Les Misérables at Paper Mill Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg (book and music), Alain Boublil (book; and "original French text" with Jean-Marc Natel), Herbert Kretzmer (lyrics), James Fenton (additional text) Directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell Starring Lawrence Clayton/Ron Sharpe (Jean Valjean/Alternate), Andrew Varela (Javert), Betsy Morgan (Fantine), Justin Scott Brown (Marius), Jenny Latimer (Cosette), Chasten Harmon (Éponine), Michael Kostroff (Thénardier), Shawna M. Hamic (Mme. Thénardier), Jeremy Hays (Enjolras) News The first week of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark 60 Minutes piece on the night of the first preview Profile on Today Show Creative team not enjoying late-night jabs Foxwoods owner already looking for another tenant? Two new musicals closing already The Scottsboro Boys (December 12: 29 previews, 49 regular performances) Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (January 2: 26 previews, 120 regular performances) Accredited Investor Gift guide: Best cast recording of the year -- Scottsboro Boys Explicit: No Music: One Day More (Les Miserables - Complete Symphonic Recording) The Heat is on in Saigon (Miss Saigon - 1995 Complete Symphonic Recording) Direct Link to MP3 File