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Vaccines are rolling out across the nation and world and now, Broadway has set its sights on a Fall 2021 reopening date.

“Broadway shows will be ready to open September 14 at 100% capacity. Tickets go on sale starting tomorrow,” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Twitter. “Broadway is major part of our state’s identity and economy, and we are thrilled that the curtains will rise again.”

Broadway shows have been dark since March 12, 2020, when the Governor shut down all major gatherings in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic raged on throughout 2020 as the world awaited vaccines. At the time of the Broadway shut down, there were 31 productions running with 8 new shows in previews and 8 in rehearsals.

The track list for the upcoming In the Heights movie soundtrack has been announced and now we officially know which songs were cut from the Broadway show.

The upcoming movie is an adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s hit Broadway musical, which premiered back in 2008. The show won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Original Score.

Several songs from the Broadway show were cut for the film version and the order of songs has also been rearranged, according to the track list for the soundtrack.

The movie also features the new original song “Home All Summer,” written by Lin and performed by the film’s stars Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, and Marc Anthony.

The soundtrack will be released on June 11, the same day the film hits theaters and begins streaming on HBO Max. You can pre-order it now on iTunes and listen to the title track “In the Heights” below.

Read what critics are saying about the movie after the first screenings last week.

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Sutton Foster is speaking out on the allegations made against producer Scott Rudin and she’s explaining why she waited to speak about them.

The two-time Tony-winning actress is set to star in the upcoming Broadway production of The Music Man, a show that was being produced by Rudin.

We learned this weekend that Sutton gave the producing team an ultimatum and vowed to leave the show if Rudin did not step down from the production. He has been accused of abusive workplace behavior by numerous former employees.

After Rudin announced that he is stepping away from Broadway, Sutton shared her thoughts during an Instagram Live on Sunday morning (April 18).

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Sutton Foster deserves a standing ovation for the stand she took against producer Scott Rudin!

The two-time Tony-winning actress is set to star alongside Hugh Jackman in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Music Man, which was to be produced by Rudin.

After the recent allegations of abusive workplace behavior were revealed, Sutton reportedly told the rest of the producing team that she would leave the production if he remained on the team, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The outlet says that Hugh was “very concerned” about the claims, though he reportedly did not make any ultimatums in the way Sutton did. He did “express his position that something needed to be done.”

Rudin announced on Saturday morning (April 17) that he will “step away” from the Broadway productions that he was working on, effective immediately. His statement only said that he was stepping away from “active participation,” so it’s likely that he still has a financial stake in the show.

Another Tony-winning actress has also taken a stand against Rudin and the industry’s non-response to the allegations.

Tony winner Karen Olivo has announced that she will not be returning to the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge when performances resume and it all has to do with Scott Rudin.

The Tony winner is the first Broadway star to take a real stand after allegations were made against the producer.

A bombshell report was released last week and it detailed numerous allegations against Rudin, who is an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning producer. His ex-staffers spoke out with allegations of physical and mental abuse while working with the exec.

While Rudin is not involved in Moulin Rouge, Karen says that she is leaving Broadway until the industry properly responds to the allegations and figures out a way to move forward appropriately.

“I could easily go back to the show and make a lot of money, but I still wouldn’t be able to control what I was putting out into the world,” she said in an Instagram video. “And what I’m seeing in this space right now, with our industry, is that everybody is scared, and nobody is really doing a lot of the stuff that needs to be done. People aren’t speaking out.”

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Amanda Seyfried is opening up about her desire to play Glinda in the upcoming Wicked movie and her choice to play the other lead role of Elphaba.

The 35-year-old actress did an interview with Variety‘s Awards Circuit podcast to promote her Oscar-nominated work in the movie Mank.

Amanda said she has already sent a clip of herself singing “Popular” to Jon M. Chu, who was recently announced as the movie’s director.

“I’ve been campaigning for Wicked for five years,” she said, adding that she has been taking voice lessons and practicing the song. “I’ve never been more ready to hit those notes.”

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The Nanny is getting a lot of attention this week after the full series was added to HBO Max!

Fran Drescher has previously announced that a Broadway musical based on the TV show is in the works and now she has revealed that she already has an actress in mind for the lead role.

In an interview with Marie Claire, Fran said that the musical will be “much bigger than the TV show” and she envisions Mr. Sheffield’s staff having a feather-duster dance number.

Though Fran wants to make sure the show can “stand on its own” without her starring in it, she’s considering playing the nanny’s mother Sylvia Fine in the show.

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