Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Watch the Schuyler Sisters Sing 'The Longest Time'
Before their final show together, Hamilton's Schuyler sisters came together one last time to perform Billy Joel‘s 1983 hit “The Longest Time." Check out below (you may need a tissue!) as the departing Philippa Soo, along with Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones sing the song a cappella. Lexi Lawson is set to replace Soo from tonight at the Richard Rodgers Theatre; the 2016 Tony nominee will next return to Broadway in Amélie.
Catch Simon Stephens' The Threepenny Opera
Once again those clever people over at NT Live will help out those unable to get to London to see a hot new production. Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident) new adaptation of The Threepenny Opera will be broadcast live to movie theaters around the world direct from the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre on September 22. Helmed by Rufus Norris, the cast includes Rory Kinnear as Macheath, Haydn Gwynne as Mrs. Peachum and Rosalie Craig as Polly Peachum.
Perfect Gift for Broadway Buffs
This sounds like the perfect gift for the Broadway buff. Hamilton, Angela Lansbury and more will appear in Ken Bloom’s Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes. Nuggets included in the book include: Did you know that Frank Sinatra was nearly considered for the original production of Fiddler on the Roof? Or that Jerome Robbins never choreographed the famous "Dance at the Gym" in West Side Story? The tome is scheduled for release on October 3 via Oxford University Press.
No Pay, Nudity for Gabriel Byrne & Nathan Lane
Check out below a sneak peek of new movie No Pay, Nudity, which is packed full of Broadway favorites including Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf. Helmed by Lee Wilkof and penned by Ethan Sandler, the comedy drama follows an aging actor (Byrne), who has lost his way with his career, with his family, and with his friends, and finds out that the way out is through.