Matthew Morrison has withdrawn from the upcoming Hollywood Bowl presentation of Sondheim on Sondheim, citing a “professional scheduling conflict.” The Tony nominee and Glee favorite was initially announced to take part in the July 23 one-night-only performance alongside a cast that included Jonathan Groff, Vanessa Williams, and Carmen Cusack.
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Instead of a replacement artist assuming the role, the remaining cast members will cover the tracks and numbers Morrison has been set to perform in the musical retrospective of Stephen Sondheim's career and legacy.
In addition to Groff, Williams (who appeared in the musical's Broadway premiere), and Cusack, the cast at the Hollywood Bowl will feature Sarah Uriarte Berry, Phillip Boykin, Lewis Cleale, Claybourne Elder, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles, and Solea Pfeiffer.
The performance will feature the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra—conducted by Gustavo Dudamel—and the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles.
The Fire Island and RuPaul's Drag Race stars are reprising their performances together from a 2006 community theatre production.
Wayne Brady, J. Harrison Ghee, and BenDeLaCreme are among the newly revealed cast joining the California company's concert production.
Anna D. Shapiro will direct the Michael Frayn farce.
Judy Hegarty Lovett is directing the new revival at Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse.
The Yellow Sound Label release will feature the cast of the 25th anniversary revival, which completed its California run October 6.
Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton is at the helm of the Tony-winning Jerry Herman musical.
Lonny Price is directing the new revival of the Joseph Stein-Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical.
Sheldon Epps will direct the invitation-only concerts of the stage adaptation of the 1967 film.
Based on the Bernard Waber book series, the work features a score by a team of songwriters, and a book by Timothy Allen McDonald and Sara Wordsworth.
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