Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles RYAN: Welcome to THE BROADWAY.COM SHOW, filmed in New York's historic Brill Building. I'm Ryan Lee Gilbert. IMOGEN: And I'm Imogen Lloyd Webber. This week, we chat with the winners at this year's Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, sit down with ANGELS IN AMERICA's Tony-nominated director and designers and more. RYAN: And later, we talk to the five Tony-nominated cast members of Broadway's new production of CAROUSEL. But first, let's get started with the news. What's the buzz, Imogen? IMOGEN : It's the most wonderful time of year…The Tony Awards are almost upon us! Some of the biggest stars from stage and screen will be appearing at the 72nd annual ceremony, including current BOYS IN THE BAND players Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons and Andrew Rannells, HAMILTON Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., two-time Emmy winner and Broadway vet Uzo Aduba, STRAIGHT WHITE MEN's Armie Hammer, MARY PAGE MARLOWE's Tatiana Mas-lany and stage alum Claire Danes. Hosted by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban, the Tonys will air live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 10th. RYAN : NBC has tapped the 1960s musical HAIR as its next live TV broadcast. The show, which features music by Galt MacDermot and a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, is set for a spring 2019 airing, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. HAIR, which follows a tribe of young, free-spirited hippies in New York, who resist authority and the looming Vietnam War through a Be-In and draft card burning, premiered in 1967 at off-Broadway's Public Theater before a Broadway transfer the following year. The 2009 revival, which starred Gavin Creel, Will Swenson and Caissie Levy, went on to win the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. A long-planned BYE BYE BIRDIE LIVE! with Jennifer Lopez, initially scheduled for 2017—as well as live version of A FEW GOOD MEN—have been delayed. Cast and creative teams for HAIR LIVE! will be announced in the coming months. IMOGEN: When you think of HAIR, Ryan, what comes to mind. RYAN: Um. Nudity, drugs and free love. IMOGEN: Perfect for network TV. IMOGEN : EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, the buzzy new West End musical, is being adapted into a major motion picture via Warp Films. Based on a true story, the Olivier-nominated tuner follows the title character who, after receiving pushback when he announces he will wear a dress to prom, overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness and into the spotlight. Featuring a book and lyrics by Tom MacRae and music by Dan Gillespie Sells, the stage version's director, Jonathan Butterell will helm the movie, while MacRae is penning the script. Filming is expected to commence in spring 2019, with a release date to be announced. Meanwhile, the show has just extended through April 2019 at London's Apollo Theatre. RYAN : ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, the new musical featuring the songs of Jimmy Buffett, has set the date for its last performance on Broadway. The cast will take their final bows at the Marquis Theatre on July 1. Shortly after closing on the Main Stem, the cast, including Paul Alexander Nolan, Alison Luff, Lisa Howard and Eric Petersen, will travel to Washington,. D.C., to perform on PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH on July 4. Directed by Christopher Ashley and featuring a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley, an ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE tour will launch in October 2019 in Providence, RI. Meanwhile, David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' new musical THE BAND'S VISIT will launch its first North American tour also in Providence, in June 2019. Directed by David Cromer, THE BAND'S VISIT officially opened at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre in November 2017, and was recently nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Exact dates, casting and additional cities for both tours will be announced at a later time. IMOGEN : Katharine McPhee is taking on a second shift at WAITRESS. After concluding her current run on June 17th, McPhee will don Jenna's apron once more from July 5th through August 19th. As previously reported, the SMASH alum is set to have a leading man switcheroo from June 5th, when Erich Bergen replaces Drew Gehling as Dr. Pomatter. Other company members currently cooking up a storm at the at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre include Caitlin Houlahan as Dawn, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Becky, Steve Vino-vitch as Joe, Benne Elledge as Cal, Ben Thompson as Earl and Christopher Fitzgerald as Ogie. RYAN: Do you think Katharine McPhee was inspired to stay in the role longer because she won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Replacement? IMOGEN: Sure. And she's a smash. RYAN: I see what you did there. IMOGEN: Yes, everyone did. RYAN : Donna Murphy will once star as Dolly Gallagher Levi at select performances of HELLO, DOLLY!. During Bette Midler's upcoming return to the Tony-winning revival, Murphy will take the Shubert Theatre stage at certain performances. Midler steps back into the production on July 17, replacing her replacement Bernadette Peters. She'll play a six-week engagement before HELLO, DOLLY! ends its run on August 25. PARKS AND RECREATION actor Paul Schneider has completed the cast of Young Jean Lee's STRAIGHT WHITE MEN on Broadway. Schneider joins the previously announced Josh Charles, Armie Hammer, Tom Skerritt and more in the play, which follows a father and his three adult sons as they ring in Christmas by contemplating the value of straight white men in a society driven by conversations of identity and privilege. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, STRAIGHT WHITE MEN will begin performances at the Helen Hayes Theater on June 29. And Jason Tam will appear in the off-Broadway premiere of BE MORE CHILL, taking on the role of the SQUIP. As previously reported, the coming-of-age musical, which features a score by Joe Iconis, will begin performances July 26 at the Pershing Square Signature Center. IMOGEN : When we come back, we sit down with MY FAIR LADY's loverly design team, get a sneak preview at the new musical HALF TIME and more. PAUL: This week on Broadway.com, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Tony nominee Ethan Slater talks about making the role his own on SHOW PEOPLE, THE BOYS IN THE BAND's Charlie Carver turns on the charm and more. it's Broadway's most nominated new musical with 12 Tony nominations in Best Director yes choreography the school and best musical of the year Spongebob Squarepants the Broadway musical get your tickets now --Hi, I'm Ethan Slater and you're watching the Broadway.com show. --IMOGEN: Welcome back. Since 2000, Broadway.com has asked our readers to pick their favorites of the season in our annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. This year MEAN GIRLS, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND and ANGELS IN AMERICA came out on top. We hit the red carpet at a private reception for the winners and chatted with them about why this award given by the fans is truly special. --It is exhilarating to be in a room filled with people who are fans of theater, and also who were voted on by fans of theater. It's pretty special. --It makes you realize how incredible this community is. I come into the room and I see collaborators that I know, and collaborators that I respect and love, so I feel like you know it just brings people together in another way, and we get to celebrate each other's work. --When it comes to award season, it's the people in the business, it's the people who have been doing this for years. So to have an event to have an award where it's it's about the fans, and the people who come and see the show, it's really cool. --Every day, every night every performance, you're trying to deliver the play and make it a worthwhile experience for you know this this audience that's you know it's it's a big thing to go to a Broadway play. And they're discerning. It's just really thrilling to know that people actually really enjoyed it and and and remembered it --I don't know if I'm gonna get to experience this again where before we've even set foot on stage, people are cheering and they're excited to see what's gonna happen. And then to know that what we've done after that, they've enjoyed and that they voted and are supportive of the show that's really wonderful. --It just feels really nice for people who are taking the time out of their lives and taking money out of their own pockets to come see the show and supporting you and so I'm honored to be here. --IMOGEN V.O.: Here's what the stars had to say directly to their fans. --Oh my god Oh my acceptance speech. Thank you all thank you to everyone who voted for this it's so cool it makes me so happy thank you --Thank you so much fans and do not throw away your shot and we love you from the Ham fam --Thank you so much. We will treasure this and you know it's a it's a it's a glorious honor for us at Cursed Child --It really brings us so much joy to know that you like the show and that you like the songs and thank you! You are the best. --Thank you to everybody who voted for femal breakthrough artist. I love you all! Thanks for coming to see the show you guys Rock you are so grool, stay grool. --There are too many people to thank because it takes a village to make a show and it takes a village to make a role, so thank you to everyone! --Hey, we love you, and thank you, and how cool is this, and come see us through the show and act like idiots? --Broadway.com friends fans theater goers we love you keep coming to the theater! --IMOGEN V.O.: We asked this year's winners what they're going to do with their new trophies. --I'm going to treasure it in my house. --You know I'm actually moving very soon and so I'm picking out like shelves that it might go on. I think it would look nice on something with sort of like a blond finish or a beige finish, so I'll be taking this to Ikea next weekend to see what it looks best on. --I'm going to snuggle this award right next to my other two awards that I got a couple years ago for Hamilton, so thank you audience for choosing me again! --Well Tina Fey puts her award on on her toilet, well one of her awards she has many. so maybe I'll do that too! --I think Jeff put one in there as a joke and it's kind of stayed when the cast is coming over, but I wouldn't say what kind cuz --It's a heavy one and it works well in the bathroom. And and you have several of them! --Well --And it's but it's not an Emmy. So Taylor Louderman will never be invited back to our home again --Put them in a very special place. They go on a special shelf so I can look at them and be reminded that art isn't about myself, it's about putting something out for people to identify with, and hopefully that helps them through their life. --BETH: The sweeping revival of MY FAIR LADY reunites the Tony-winning creative team of director Bartlett Sher, costume designer Catherine Zuber and set designer Michael Yeargan. The trio has earned awards and acclaim for their past collaborations, including THE KING AND I, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, SOUTH PACIFIC and more. We spoke with this dream team about the Lincoln Center Theater revival of MY FAIR LADY and why they work so well together. --Our collaboration the collaboration between Bart Sher and Catherine Zuber Don Holder has been a dream come true, and it didn't come easy. I mean we we sort of