News: Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon will star in a limited-run Broadway revival of Terence McNally's "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" starting in May at a Shubert theatre to be named under the direction of Arin Arbus, who makes her Broadway debut; "American Son" (read my review) will be adapted for Netflix; and Michael C. Hall will star in a half-hour original musical commercial for Skittles (yes, you read that right) at Town Hall this coming Super Bowl Sunday; watch the teaser
Casting: Broadway's "Frozen" (read my review) announced a new cast, including Ryan Redmond as the first woman to play Olaf
Development: rocker Melissa Etheridge is composing the score for a musical adaption of the 1988 film "Mystic Pizza"; acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang ("M. Butterfly", "Soft Power") is penning the script for a live action Disney remake of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; Tony Hawk is spearheading a musical adaptation of Nick Hornsby's 2007 novel "Slam", about a troubled kid finding community in the world of skateboarding, written by Mark Mothersbaugh (of Devo fame) and Kyle Jarrow ("SpongeBob SquarePants); and Jason Robert Brown's new musical "Farewell My Concubine", based on the 1993 Chinese film, will get a reading in February
Milestone: critic's pick "The Band's Visit" (read my review) marked 500 performances on Broadway last week
Read: about the nine kids in critic's pick "The Ferryman" (read my review), and then check out this piece about the four babies!
Watch: Patti LuPone answer some fan questions between performances of "Company" in London (read my review)
