This Week on Broadway for July 17, 2011: Hair today, Iceman Tomorrow?

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook Topics: Hair Tour stops on Broadway Kiss Me Kate -- New Jersey Youth Theater from West Field, NJ performing at NJPAC in Newark Michael Rodriguez, the actor who played Angel in Rent at New Jersey Youth Theater is now opening in Rent off-Broadway as Angel Broadway's Rising Stars on Monday night at Town Hall. Larson's unhappy with RENT(BroadwayWorld.com) Addams Family / Brooke Shields opens The Iceman Cometh at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Eugene O'Neill's towering masterpiece becomes a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event, featuring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy. Oscar Wilde's Salome at The Flea Exit Introductions Feedback: Michael Shayne -- David Merrick knew that if one of his stars as Dolly was out he made an announcement that went something like this: "The role of Mrs. Levi will be played tonight by________" As soon as the announcement was made Merrick ordered the box office close their windows. Most people wouldn't realize the Dolly is Mrs. Levi ArtsBeat: 'Rebecca' to Sing, Manderley to Burn on Broadway by Patrick Healy A $16 million musical production of "Rebecca," based on the classic 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier, has been scaled down. LINKED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Tony Stevens Dies at 63 by Broadway World Valarie Pettiford and others who had the pleasure of working with Tony Stevens have shared the news online that the performer, director and choreographer has passed away at 63. LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Boston theater mogul Jerome Rosenfeld dead at 100 by Bryan Marquard Pausing in his early 80s to reflect on decades as a mainstay of Boston's arts community, Jerome Rosenfeld looked back at his extensive efforts to keep theater vital and could find but one blank space on h... LINKED FROM BOSTON GLOBE The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook by R&H a special video segment of behind-the-scenes home movies taken during the making of THE SOUND OF MUSIC in Salzburg, Summer 1964. This never-before-seen footage was provided to R&H by the 7 movie "kids" wh... LINKED FROM THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN ORGANIZATION LOVE NEVER DIES to Be Filmed in Melbourne; No Broadway? According to the NY Times, the continuation of Broadway's longest-running musical The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies might not make it to Broadway after all. When asked if the show has a future on the Gr... LINKED FROM BROADWAYWORLD.COM Live show, would you join us? Email us to get more info. Explicit: No Music: Hair Let The Sun Shine In The New Broadway Cast Recording of Hair 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