david: you've done broadway, opera, classical music.you would like to do? renee: it is already so much richer than i ever could have imagined. if you would have told me i would be in a broadway musical, i would say unlikely. unlikely. i don't think i have a wish list. what i do have is an open mind and a belief in the future. ♪ america, america god shed his grace on thee renee: i absolutely believe that things come to us, when you work hard and you love what you're doing with your passion. david: when you're an opera singer you can't yell at anybody because you could ruin your voice. do you ever worry about that? renee: i made that mistake once. one of my daughters was upstairs and in a moment i shouted at her, and i felt it. uh oh. i had to cancel three performances at the met in a production that was built for me. so that was really unfortunate. david: in my case, i am not a good singer. i am completely tone deaf but i , can sing in the shower and nobody objects. can an opera singer sing in the shower, or is that not possible? renee:

in carousel,rming which is not an opera, it's a broadway play. are you doing that and not opera? would i just thought it be really exciting to do something new. i've always loved doing new things. it's an extraordinary experience. i'm the kind of person that if i were to say no for any number of reasons, i would always wonder what if. so rather than wondering, i typically jump in. david: so opera is usually two or three nights a week, perhaps, if you're doing a show perhaps at the metropolitan. you are now doing eight shows a week. renee: it's an actual huge difference. david: you strain your voice doing eight shows a week, does it hurt you if you are going to go do opera later? renee: they sing by large closer to the way i do. because of the drama, they put amplification into every the internet, and that makes all the difference in the world. so on the opera date, our bodies are the amplifiers. we have to create enough sound to be heard over and her sister course and into the back of a large hall. on broadway, the mechanism of microphones and ap

you do something called "broadway boot camp" back in oklahoma. what is "broadway boot camp?" of money. and i'm so glad they did. >> seth: oh, is that so? [ laughter ] the second half. the second half. first half tragic, second half so happy. >> i know! i'm going straight to hell. but before i do, i decided to make a broadway boot camp and -- >> seth: did they leave the money to the town or to you? >> they built a performing arts center. >> seth: oh, great. >> and they ask me if they could name it "the kristin chenoweth performing arts center" after me. >> seth: they wouldn't even name it after the dead person? [ laughter ] >> they're out of there, literally. >> seth: yeah, exactly. right. >> so i said, "i'm not old enough to have anything named after me." you know? they said, "yes, you are!" [ laughter ] so i thought, "what am i going to do with this?" you know, this is my name. it's my dad's name. my grandpa's name. so we have broadway boot camp. kids audition every year. it's singing, acting and dancing. and it's not a child that comes and sings and we say, "oh, you're amaz

you are performing in "carousel," which is not an opera, it's a broadway play.re you doing that and not opera? renee: i just thought it would be really exciting to do something new. i've always loved doing new things. it's an extraordinary experience. i'm the kind of person that if i were to say no for any number of reasons, i would always wonder what if. so rather than wondering, i typically jump in. david: so opera is usually two or three nights a week, perhaps, if you're doing a show perhaps at the metropolitan. you are now doing eight shows a week. renee: it's an actual huge difference. david: you strain your voice doing eight shows a week, does it hurt you if you are going to go do opera later? renee: they sing by and large closer to the way i do. because of the drama, they put amplification into every theater, and that makes all the difference in the world. so on the opera stage, our bodies are the amplifiers. we have to create enough sound to be heard over and into the back of a large hall. on broadway, the mechanism of microphones and application, a real

is it the same with broadway? advance, it was a movie. is it the same on broadway?lum has swung to commercial properties that people are familiar with, but when you look at our big hits recently, the visit with the film, but a small independent international film that not a lot of people saw. you have enhancement, hamilton, a lot of our big megahits right now are not taste off of well-known properties. julia: what is the correlation between awards? betweenthe correlation those that win awards and those that are a commercial success? how often do those things tie together? mitch: there is a strong coronation -- correlation between winning one of the top awards. julia: does the money follow after the award? mitch: it does. there is literally a meeting the next morning where we are all looking at our sales for the coming week, the bump you will he afterwards. the quick -- the trick is can you extend that bump to 2, 3, or four years? musicalsd what about and plays? it costs a lot more to put on a musical rather than a play. if you put that 20-80 rule into effect, is at

we're so close to all these talented people on broadway.e cast of the hit broadway musical "summer: the donna summer musical" are here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] they are phenomenal. and the roots are going to help them out with their performance. it's fun, right? >> questlove: it's going to be different, yeah. >> jimmy: these guys can sing. it is so fun. this play, i will re cing into this. it's great, it's like 90 minutes. have you seen it yet? you're going to go -- >> questlove: i will. >> jimmy: it's fantastic, it's so -- it's the donna summer story and then -- here tonight. >> questlove: oh. >> jimmy: the younger donna, then the 20-something donna, an >> jimmy: and it just -- yeah, oh yeah, it's so much fun. [ laughter ] i loved it, but get ready, it's a treat tonight. check it out. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be good. guys, as well all know, a lot of news organizations rely on polls to determine how regular americans feel about certain political issues. but the polling industry is always trying to remain relevant so th

. 88 broadway is owned by the port. the 735 davis site is a smaller parcel. it's midblock along davis street, bound by val eye-- vallejo at the north. they will share midblock passageways between the buildings. and those will be open to the public. we think that will be a great amenity and the passageways are approximately 9,500 square feet total. 88 broadway project is 125 units. it's mixed use and mixed income. the project will serve incomes ranging from 30% a.m.i. to 120% a.m.i. it also includes 4,700 square feet for commercial space, which will be a restaurant. and approximately 4,000 square feet for a childcare facility. 735 davis is 53 units. also mixed use and mixed income for seniors. the project will serve a mix of incomes ranging from 40% a.m.i. to 70% a.m.i. and has 1,000 square feet for a cafe. on tuesday, july 10, the port commission unanimously approved the transaction documents for 88 broadway that includes m.o.u. between the port and mocd in the form of ground lease. in july, if all of the items are appr

tariq's partner from the broadway play "the boys in the band," give it up for matt bomer!emember how good you are. oh, no. >> i'm worried he's actually really good. >> no, i know. he had his -- ye's. >> jimmy: eally good. yeah. >> yeah. he had his game face on. i'm a little worried. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. all right, well -- >> yeah. y jimmy: we're about to p charades. you know the rules of charades. each player gets a turn giving silent clues to their teammate. if i do this -- >> yes. >> jimmy: it means "titanic." [ laughter ] >> oka good, done, brilliant. >> jimmy: 30 seconds on the clock per turn. we'll do four rounds. then the fifth round is awd a charades sn. both teams get the same clue at the same time. akll go first. you guys can allyour seats. >> okay. >> jimmy: all right, partner, you're over there. >> amazing. >> jimmy: tariyo good luck to buddy. [ laughter ] guys, what number shall i noose? [ audience yellibers ] wow, just two or three? i'll go with two. okay. [ laughter ] okay. [ laughter ] okay. >> yeah? >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay, good. >> is th songing? songing. s

. >> he called this the real broadway musical. >> what it took to capture the city? all its glory. >> cool. >> there's a lot of jumping around in this video. we start with that older brother right there in the white shirt. he's the one opening the door, but, you're going to see, he goes unseen. now the dogs, they're jumping and the tails are wagging because they're happy to see anybody. >> where's andrew? >> they start asking him where's andrew? andrew is the one presumably behind the door. this is the beauty of surprising people, because they think, oh, i'm going to be the one to give the surprise. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> what -- >> it's like a trifecta of surprise mither sprises littl brhe b oer brother surprises middle brother. >>> and we thank you for your service. we also thank master sergeant receive fan pingle for his service. that is lola, she's a boston terrier. she's excited to see somebody. >> an overexcited dog is one of the most fun things to watch. >> they also have cats, smoky and bella. >> that's super adorable. >> hi. >> you're back. awesome. >>

>> yeah, because i don't know the deal about doing a show on broadway.here are a lot of superstitions and traditions and i think i've broken them all. >> stephen: is there a scottish play? >> there's a scottish play that begins with mcb that you can't say in a theater because it's bad luck. you're not awed to whistle. >> stephen: it's bad luck. what's the reason? >> stephen: the rigging in theaters is like the rigging on the ship, they even have stay pegs to keep the ropes tied town. and sailors communicated by whistling. if you whistled backstage they would think it's to have pull a pin and have something fall. >> so a safety issue. >> stephen: yes. o if i was on stage and heard whistling --y 's going on. >> stephen: you can whistle good. part of your training? >> yeah. and i was passing the time and started whistling and somebody says, what are you doing? and i said, what? they said, you can't whistle here! i said, i have no idea what i'm doing. they said, spin a curse word. you want me to spit on the floor? yes! that's worse than whistling! ," an ihen

this is your broadway debut. >> yrih. >> seth: ting to do a -- to debut on broadway?-- that's really the reason why i'm here. d seth: yeah. >> anna shapiro, oector, called and said, "have you ever done a show on broadway?" and i said, "no." she said, "how dthyou feel about ?" i go, "scares the [ bleep ] out of me." and she goes, "as it should. good. you should do it." and i was like, "i don't know. that doesn't really soke a good idea. maybe that's exactly why it's a good idea [ bleep ]." and then i was like, you know what? as an artist and as someone whol wants to constgrow, you can't be comfortable. you've gotta be outside of your comfort zone. uch more of anot area outside of my comfort zone than standing in front of, you know, 700 people, 8 times a week. >> seth: there you--o. now, in ths you've, sort of, worked your way into the middle of the run, do you -- you must feel comfortaw? are the fears completely eradicated? >> yeah, it's funny. it kinda comes and goes. like, sometimes i'm nervous. sotimes i'm not. and the times that i'm not nervous, that then makes me

they took the kids to see "hello dolly" on broadway. >> nice. >>> speaking of broadway, cher's life storyrned into a musical set to open this fall. but first, she's starring in in "mamma mia: here we go again," joining andy garcia and meryl streep. and brooke anderson met up with the legend in lon drop. >> what was it like reuniting with meryl streep for you? >> well, you know, we've stayed friends all these years. >> 35 years after being in "silkwood" together. >> yes, i cannot believe that. but that was my first film and she helped me, i mean, she was unbelievable, you know, because i had no idea what i was doing. >> i've decided to commit to being a grandmother. >> you're playing meryl streep's mother? >> yes. >> and you're three years apart? >> four, actually. >> four apart in age. what did you think about that? >> i didn't really think it had much to do with anything. i just thought it was cool. >> it was so much fun to see her, she was divine. and cher? >> does it get better than meryl and cher? >> no. >> no. >> the cast, some tight from the original ten years ago, told me this newb

you dream of being on broadway? think we both were theater kids. >> yeah. >> we both definitely, like, did shows in our living rooms. i was lucky enough to go to an art school growing up. we would watch "the tonys" when we were kids and that was our inspiration. and we know when we're out there a lot of young people are going to be watching "the tonys" and they're going to be looking at the shows on sunday night and think, "maybe i could be there one day." >> we're launching a campaign and we're doing it here tonight on your show. ( light cheers ) you love a campaign! ( laughter ) it's called #tonydreaming and we're inviting people to post pictures under this hashtag. and you might get featured on "the tonys" this year. >> we want to see pictures of you in a school production. we want to know what roles you played. we want to know what your dream roles would be if you were to ever find yourself at "the tonys" one day. >> and let's be honest, the more embarrassing the better. >> stephen: yes. ( laughter ) >> the bett

that will be the final night of his sold out run on broadway.one-man show, springsteen sings and tells stories from his autobiography, "born to run." anne-marie. >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> thank you, anne-marie. >>> still to come, a powerful performance on stage. more than 150 victims in the sex abuse scandal received a special award at the espys last night. now? watch me. ( ♪ ) joni: think i'd give up showing these guys peopl activpsartis it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help people find less joint pain and clearer skin. don't use if you are allergic to cosentyx. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms of an infection. or if you have received a vaccine, or plan to. if you have inflammatory bowel disease tell your doctor if symptoms develop or worsen. serious allergic reactions may occur. mitzi: with less joint pain, watch me. for less joint pain and clearer skin, ask your rheum

i am going to do a whole broadway show on it. good luck with that. and then it. up. we invited the whole cast back and they performed, they did a whole day workshop for kids from all over the country, doing lyrics writing, you name it, they were in the red room writing and wrapping in the blue room, dancing and you name

it was first produced on broadway in 1968. so it was like a year before stonewall. it was two months before martin luther king was assassinated. so a lot was changing that year. so the play sort of got -- it was almost immediately dated in some ways because it was pre-gay rights movement. and so we were curious to see how it was going to land. and much to our relief and surprise, it's really -- i think

applause ] i don't have the lung capacity to blow oucandles on two kes. [ light laughter ]ho the broadwayy potter and the cursed child" won best play at last night's tony awards while the worst play was still . that one by mith. [ cheers and applause ] a scientist in new york recently atcreated a hybrid embryo combines the genes of humans and chickens, and i think we actually have a photo of the human chicken. a teacher in philadelphia this week was fired for taking bribes from students in exchange for better grade and this is nice, her students showed up to protest. [ laughter ] [ applause ] nordstrom is launching a new home and wellness collection at eatures a marijuana scented candle. you can use it to cover up the h smel you get stoned on vanilla. [ laughter ] and finally, facebook has announced a new page called memories that will show users os phrom the past. it's better than the original title for the page, "when you werehinner." [ laughter and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show for you tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he is the chief washington correspondent for

and like i was saying last time, for these -- like 13 oth including me is our broadway debut. and it'wethe greatest. e so thrilled to just be like part of this whole thing. >> jimmy: and you have the greatest cast, too. >> yeah. >>: it's so fun. i was like so happy, not for you, but also for your husband, jeff richmond. >> jeff richmond and nell benjamin are nominated for their score. >> jimmy: yep. >> our director is nominatme. it's good and so yeah, like, it's -- >> jimmy: it's an exciting time to be you. you also have the -- the cast recording is out now. >> yes! >> jimmy: officially at like midnight. so right now, it's out! [ cheers and applause ] digitall >> it's out. yes, digitally. >> jimmy: digitally you can download the "mean girls" th soundtrack toriginal broadway cast recording. what was it like doing this? >> this was really cool to go into -- like the studios look like -- you know, like a cool old recording studio, or like a a place you'd air bnb up state. just like a lot of wd paneling and -- and it was cool.ki thes come and they sing -- they're all so trained, t

all the skittles you want for you. [ applause ] >> this is a broadway miracle. >> jimmy: this is a broadway [ cheers and applause ] and you can gesture with it and be like, sit down. get back in your seat. >> jimmy: all right, well we got to take the skittles out for that. >> oh, yeah. it's like a child's toy now. >> jimmy: it's a rain stick. let's talk about "a kid like jake." this film, which was beautifully done. >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: well acted and -- >> they are very good. >> jimmy: oh, skittles -- >> once you taste the rainbow, it's really hard to continue on. [ laughter ] aren't they though? they make you feel good. >> jimmy: they make you feel good. >> god, i love sugar. >> jimmy: claire danes -- >> claire danes. >> jimmy: phenomenal. priyanka chopra. but this is a tricky subject. i thought it was very, very interesting. basically, you and claire have a kid that is going into kindergarten. and you are not sure, i don't even know how to explain it -- >> well, we are -- we're not thinking much of anything in terms of what the subject of the movie is about as parents. but w

. >> sketch comedy started on broadway, what they called a revue, r-e-v-u-e.t would have a cast of comedians, a cast of dancing girls, maybe a singer or two in there. a lot of the comedians that started in radio in the '30s and '40s started on the broadway stage in revues. >> when i was a kid, my parents loved comedy. it was always on the radio. >> you dedicated your entire life to the accumulation of money. >> yes, yes, my boy. >> it's my fond hope when i die i'll go to ft. knox. >> all sketch comedy on radio in the '40s was part of a variety program genre. you would have an opening monologue. jack benny might talk and then somebody would sing a song, not comedy, just a straight singer. that continued in television. ♪ >> the best sketches i ever saw were on the show of shows with sid caesar. some of the best writers that ever lived. all they did was look at society and skew it a little bit. you laughed at yourself being ridiculous. >> i want to sing a song for you. it's on the other side of our hit record. this side is selling more than the other side. >> the

the broadway theater decides to put on a production the same night starring edwin forrest. both theaters are doing mcbeth with different actors. over in the astor house theater, the play begins but forced fans -- forrest fans have infiltrated the play. and asmacready begins -- as macready begins to do his portrayal, they throw various things including horrible stench is -- stenches on the stage. he has to leave the stage and is very upset and says he will not continue with the run of the play he was supposed to do. a group of wealthy new yorkers get together a petition begging macready to continue his run of performances at the after house. it is signed by famous literary figures like hermann melville begging him to do his run. so, three days after the devil's dung was thrown onstage, he will take the stage again. the bowery boys and the supporters were outraged and prepared for this. this was a flyer that was put up across the island of manhattan, and right before macready's show. the english, callista credit copper house, we advocate no violence, but a free expression of

. >>> coming up the play write about to make history on broadway.now." . that's next on "world news now." [stomach gurgles] ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea... girl, pepto ultra coating will treat your stomach right. nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea.♪ try new pepto with ultra coating. ♪ you see ♪ >> well, the neon lights are soaked this morning on broadway. and they do attract people from all over the world. one of the most talked about play writers right now that's being talked about on broadway made it to the great white way from south korea. >> both she and her play are now making history. here's abc's deborah roberts. >> reporter: at two-years-old, she and her family left south korea for the american dream. her dad settling in washington state. in college, she studied english and would later move to new york writing edgy plays that attracted attention, now with her latest, she is breaking down a barrier. after years of writing and re-writing, casting her play, she is finally here on br

town. >> broadway hit hamilton may be coming to movie theaters. hollywood studios are heading for the rights to the musical about founding father alexander hamilton and it could sell for $50 million. the hamilton movie would not be a filmed adaptation, but instead a recording of the show with its original cast including robbery and that in the lead role. cheryl: i wanted to see a different movie version of hamilton. gerri: but i love him. having him will really make it. very exciting. thank you for that. cheryl: one california miss waking up a millionaire. a ticket worth $522 billion was sold in san jose, california. one, two, four, nate dean, 29. the mega ball is 20. the cash payout over $300 billion. the fifth-largest jackpot in history. and before you ask me, i did not buy my ticket. trade. i can't wait on a scratch off so i don't even play. president trump's lawyer rudy giuliani slams the leak between michael cohen. david lovato rushed to the hospital revived from an apparent overdose. meanwhile, investors on trade in earnings. that's the stor

so in this section of new york there is ae bowery, broadway theater which is the ys,orite of the bowery b'ho with their interesting hairstyles, sleekly gelled hair, tall hats, jewelry. their favorite actor, and i have a picture of him, is edwin forrest. he is a favorite actor. he had a passionate, manly delivery style of shakespeare that the bowery b'hoys thought was the american way to do shakespeare. it is not refined. loud, passionate, almost virile in his way of doing his characters. so that is the setting for the worst riot in american history up to this point. so here's what happens. in may, of 1849, the afterplace theater decides to do a performance of "macbeth" starring charles mcgrady, a british actor. so the broadway theater decides to put on a production the same night of the same play, "macbeth ," starring edwin forrest. after place is going to -- astor place is going to do play with a british actor. over in the astor house theater, the play begins but forrest fans have infiltrated the play. and as mcgrady begins to do his portrayal, they held the stage including this liquid

today it makes perfect sense to climb broadway tower on a clear day visitors can see across thirteen counties and if you have the cotswolds the heart of england is simply beautiful. well of that wasn't enough walking for you then how about hiking the way of st james now this is one of the oldest and best known pilgrimages in europe covering hundreds of kilometers there are many different routes that one can follow from dublin paris or cologne just to name a few now some people actually walk for weeks before reaching their final destination others cycle or ride on horseback where sounds like the most fun option to me actually but the objective is to reach the cathedral in the spanish town of de compostela and even though it began as a religious journey of sacrifice and penance for christians it has since evolved into a personal challenge of sorts. we have come to the province of lay on the northwestern spain. martine boucher maya circa and their two children have been up since seven am today they want to walk twenty six kilometers along the famous way of son james. i'm sorry but first

now it has only two left turns northbound on to lombard and southbound on to broadway. the change is part of the $316 million van ness improvement project. it's to speed up transit service along the corridor. >> so get ready for right, right, right, right turns. but that's good because if you are trying to turn left that just really especially on van ness. so we can handle it. >>> all right. right now, we are tracking a pretty easy ride through san francisco. just a heads up for anyone who is planning on using the cable cars -- the california cable car line will be replaced by buses between drum street and van ness for construction work that's going on. normal service will resume monday morning. so just keep in mind. normal bus fare will still be in place for that. southbound 280 we have a car -- report of a big rig fire. this is right near san bruno avenue. it's not slowing anyone down. we'll keep an eye on it. your ride on 101 near 380, that's doing just fine. if you have a flight to catch and heading to sfo, the traffic will not be the thing that keeps you behind. we

it is scheduled to close on december 15th on broadway, that's the same day the recording of the stagebut on netflix he was also at the garden last night with billy joel. >> i read "born to run" his book i didn't have the respect for him as a human being i probably should have, what he went through and did. >> he's a phenomenal story teller that's what the springsteen on broadway show is all about it was amazing. >>> an emotional moment at espies the arthur ashe award for courage went to female athletes for their bravery in coming forward and speaking out against dr. larry nassar at usa gymnastics and michigan state university many of those victims took the stage in a powerful show of strength nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison last january. ali reisman said we may suffer alone but survive together >> jackie deangelis, thank you very much. >>> the british open is getting under way this morning in scotland adam reid has an update for us >> very good morning to you. very good morning from an incredibly sunny and particularly warm carnoustie in scotland not a place you woul

at the corner of columbus and broadway. and i want to thank the t.a. for programming $5.3 million in federal bay area grant funds provided to us by the m.t.c. and $2.4 million prop k and a.a. funds to this project five years ago and this funding has made this busy arterial safer with narrower traffic lanes, bus shelters, raised cross wa*ux, street trees, benches and street lights among other safety improvements. i also want to thank the chinatown community development center for their long-term advocacy for these important improvements as well as the public works staff who actually redesigned portions of the project with chinatown c.d.c. and i look forward to celebrating the opening of that and i want to thank members of the public who put up with a year of frustrating construction and i know that they are relieved and pleased. another major vision zero project that we at the t.a. have funded with a combination of local and regionally provided federal funds is the m.t.a.'s masonic avenue complete streets project, which is finally complete. which spans

after years writing and rewriting and casting her play, young jean is finally here on broadway.he first time asian-american female playwright to make it to the great white way. >> i want this show to do well not just, you know, for my sake but i want to do well to keep that door open. >> reporter: the door now open, with her provocative comedy "straight white men." a father-son story, with a set that's familiar to young jean. >> this parent's basement. >> reporter: the play brought to the newly renovated helen hayes theater by carole rothman, who showcases living american playwrights. why is that such a big deal? >> because i think they have a lot to say and i'm interested in the conversation that goes on around the country, particularly about what it means to be an american. >> reporter: it's that conversation that lured actor armie hammer away from hollywood. >> the play is packed so tight of so many different ideas and social commentaries that i thought, you know, this is exactly what i feel like i need to do. >> reporter: his character a tangle emotions. i loved watching you