Odds & Ends: Hamilton's Non-Stop Billboard Success, Monopoly: The Musical in the Works & More

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend.

Hamilton's Non-Stop Billboard Success
Simply everyone wants to be in the room where it happens! After sweeping the 2016 Tony Awards, Hamilton broke into the Billboard 200’s top 10 this past week, peaking at number three. The cast album of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit tuner is one of only three to make the top 10 in the past 50 years and is the first since The Book of Mormon in 2011.

Monopoly: The Musical in the Works
If it’s working for SpongeBob! Monopoly: The Musical is aiming for Broadway, thanks to a deal between Hasbro and the Araca Group, a Main Stem producing company. No word yet on the creative team or other projects the two organizations will be collaborating on—other Hasbro properties include My Little Pony...

Could a Prince Musical Land on Broadway?
A Prince musical may be Broadway-bound. Representatives of the late singer’s estate told the New York Post that there could be a Great White Way tuner featuring his songs, or a Cirque du Soleil show. We will keep you posted!

Arlene Phillips to Take the Reins on 27
Saturday Night Fever’s director / choreographer and British national treasure Arlene Phillips is to helm the world premiere of new rock musical 27. Written and co-directed by Sam Cassidy, the production will explore the theme of music legends such as Hendrix, Joplin, Cobain, Morrison and Winehouse, whose lives were tragically cut short at 27. The tuner will run September 8 through October 22 at London’s Cockpit Theatre.

P.S. Check out Stage favorites Kerry Ellis, Ramin Karimloo, Norman Bowman and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as they give us a sneak peek of what we can expect of London’s Murder Ballad below.

What an amazing performance from @kerryjaneellis1 @raminkarimloo @iamVHBsvensson @normanbowman69 at #WestEndLIVE!https://t.co/V3DhEQeLWC

— Murder Ballad (LDN) (@murderballadldn) June 20, 2016