tl;dr for July 30th
- What isn't Lin-Manuel Miranda doing these days? The "Hamilton" creator will appear in Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns", is set to star in the BBC's series "His Dark Materials", will direct a film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's "Tick, Tick ... Boom!", and will create a new FX mini-series about Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams; to top it all off, Lin and his fellow "Hamilton" creators will receive the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors, the first time this honor is being given to a contemporary work of art, instead of as a lifetime achievement
- Nicolette Robinson will make her Broadway debut as Jenna in "Waitress", replacing Katharine McPhee and becoming the first actor of color to play the role
- Daniel Alexander Jones' enigmatic alter-ego Jomama Jones is returning for a reprise production of "Black Light" Off-Broadway this fall; read my review of the Joe's Pub production from last spring
- Matt Doyle will star in a new musical called "The Heart of Rock & Roll" featuring music by Huey Lewis and the News
- Mark your calendar for NBC's "Hair Live!" on May 19, 2019, directed by Diane Paulus ("Waitress", "Pippin"), who helmed the 2009 Broadway revival
- Profiles of legendary actor/director Joel Grey and "Straight White Men" playwright Young Jean Lee are must reads
