Week in Review 2.17.17
Casting News Okieriete Onaodowan , who originated the roles of Hercules Mulligan/James Madison in Hamilton , will take on the role of Pierre in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 beginning July 3. Josh Groban , who originated the role on Broadway, will, as previously reported , play his final performance on July 2. Onaodowan will remain with the production through September 4. Broadway.com has more. Tony- and Grammy-nominated song writer Sara Bareilles will step into the lead role of Jenna in Waitress , for which she wrote the score. Jessie Mueller , who originated the role, will play her final performance March 26; Bareilles begins performances March 31, and will remain with the show through June 11. Playbill has more. Complete casting for MTC's revival of The Little Foxes has been announced. Joining the previously announced headliners, Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon, will be Darren Goldstein ( Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson , The Affair ), ...