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CONTENTS<br />

vol. 57, no. 39 | <strong>09</strong>.<strong>29</strong>.16<br />

NEWS<br />

6 9 plays and musicals opening this fall<br />

on the Great White Way<br />

8 This week’s roundup of who’s casting<br />

what starring whom<br />

9 6 fascinating facts about Broadway’s<br />

Belasco Theatre<br />

ADVICE<br />

11 NOTE FROM THE CD <br />

To tweet or not to tweet<br />

11 #IGOTCAST <br />

Lisa Tobias<br />

12 SECRET AGENT MAN <br />

Sartorial excellence<br />

13 #IGOTCAST <br />

Zoe Lau<br />

FEATURES<br />

4 BACKSTAGE 5 WITH... <br />

Riley Smith<br />

10 MEET THE MAKER <br />

Jonathan Ames, “Blunt Talk”<br />

12 SPOTLIGHT ON... <br />

Hannah Kasulka<br />

13 INSIDE JOB <br />

James Marion, creator of Peter Panic<br />

18 BROAD APPEAL <br />

Experts and fans from the Broadway<br />

community weigh in on the thrilling<br />

<strong>2016</strong>–17 season<br />

20 OF ALL TRADES <br />

Is there nothing Tony-winning director<br />

Jack O’Brien can’t do?<br />

32 LEAGUE OF RESIDENT THEATRES <br />

Yale Repertory Theatre<br />

CASTING<br />

21 New York Tristate<br />

26 California<br />

28 National/Regional<br />

Andrew Rannells photographed by Chad Griffith in<br />

NYC on Aug. 8. Cover designed by Jessica Balaschak.<br />

COVER STORY<br />

page 14<br />

IN THE FAMILY<br />

Andrew Rannells reflects on his New York theater<br />

roots while preparing to star in a revival of “Falsettos”<br />

CHAD GRIFFITH<br />

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