Fandom Friday 5/6/16

Due to the excitement surrounding Captain America: Civil War, Christina and I were unable to post Fandom Friday last week.  Instead, we have gathered all our favorite news stories from the past TWO weeks to bring you one big Fandom Friday!  We’re sorry, but we hope you all enjoyed the past two weeks.

#TeamCap

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Happy 20th anniversary to RENT!! 
The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical opened at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City on April 29, 1996. 

TV News

• Doctor Who introduces the newest companion: Pearl Mackie
• Here’s your first look at Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events 
• Netflix orders its sixth Marvel show, The Punisher, to series 
• John Krasinski to play Jack Ryan in Amazon’s new series 
• Star Wars breakout star John Boyega and X-Men’s James McAvoy have been cast in the new Watership Down miniseries on Netflix 
• Freeform will air Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, and other beloved Disney Channel shows from the 2000s 
• The Mindy Project will be staying with Hulu for a Season 5 
• Lifetime is bringing us a sequel to the 2000 teen hit Center Stage with returning stars Peter Gallagher, Ethan Steifel, and Sascha Rudetsky 

Movie News

• Check out the stars and directors for nine more Disney movies getting the live-action treatment 
• Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda will play opposite Emily Blunt in the remake of Mary Poppins 
• Nathan Fillion joins Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 as Wonder Man 
• Take a look at the first trailer for Oliver Stone’s Snowden 
• Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander has been cast as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 
• Robert Downey Jr. is open to Iron Man 4 
• Director Josh Boone teases new mutants for the next X-Men film 
• The hastag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend goes viral for Frozen 2…..but will Disney listen? 
• The Russo Brothers reveal that they will be re-titling Avengers: Infinity War 
• Alden Ehrenreich is your young Han Solo!  

Music News

• Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato have cancelled two shows in North Carolina 
• Justin Bieber is in trouble with PETA for posing with an abused tiger 
• Take a listen to Justin Timberlake’s new song “Can’t Stop the Feeling”! 

Theatre News

• Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Short, and Derek Hough have been cast in NBC’s Hairspray Live!
• The original Ariel, Jodi Benson, will make an appearance in The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl 
• JK Rowling plans to take Harry Potter and the Cursed Child abroad! 
• The Palace Theatre unveils a gorgeous statue of Albus Severus for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 
• Check out the full cast for the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown starring Kristin Chenoweth 
• Hamilton breaks records with 16 Tony nominations!  Take a look at all the other nominees here 
• The Broadway-bound Frozen musical may have found its Anna 
• Lin-Manuel Miranda brings JJ Abrams on #Ham4Ham in celebration of May the 4th, Star Wars Day 
• Finding Neverland sets a summer closing date 
• Wicked’s Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunite to sing “For Good” 

Misc News

• Congratulations to Kevin and Danielle Jonas on the announcement of their second child together! 
• A Tim-Burton-themed bar has opened its doors in New York City 
• We all experienced cuteness overload when Prince George met President Obama in pajamas and a plushy robe 
• Microsoft reveals a Stark-approved Iron Man version of XBOX One 
• Congratulations to former Bachelorette Desiree Siegfried and her husband Chris on the announcement of their first child together!
• The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Luke Walton as their head coach 
• Ryan Reynolds wrote a tribute to a young fan who passed away from cancer 
• Congratulations to Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry on receiving the Magic Johnson Award! 
• For the first time, a transgender flag flies over Boston’s City Hall! 
• Channing Tatum’s interview with this autistic reporter will give you all the feels 
• Could a Guardians of the Galaxy ride replace fan-favorite Tower of Terror at Disneyland? 
• Time to plan a ladies trip!  Channing Tatum is bringing Magic Mike Live to Las Vegas! 
• Starbucks and Barnes and Noble will be joining Target in having trans-friendly bathrooms available for customers 
• Arrow and Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes comes out as gay and we here at ALNM couldn’t be happier for him!