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Good morning theater fans! This is Caryn Robbins with The Broadway Scoop for Friday, February 28th.A star-studded lineup will take the stage of the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 16 for the 15th Annual Broadway Backwards. The annual fundraising event, benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Center, features gender-reversed renditions of both classic and modern show tunes. Among this year's line-up will be Tony winners Nikki M. James, Laura Benanti and André De Shields, Tony nominees Beth Malone, and Brandon Uranowitz, and fan favorites Jordan Fisher, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Derek Klena. MATILDA THE MUSICAL JR. is now available for licensing from Music Theatre International's JR. Collection. Based on the Roald Dahl novel, MATILDA JR is specifically created for young performers and is adapted from bookwriter Dennis Kelly and songwriter Tim Minchin's Olivier and Tony winning full-length musical.And preview performances for Martin McDonagh's HANGMEN get underway tonight at Broadway's Golden Theatre, ahead of an official opening on March 19th. The Olivier Award-winning production marks the Broadway debut of Game of Thrones' actor Mark Addy, who stars alongside Broadway veterans John Horton, Tracie Bennett and Dan Stevens.And that's The Broadway Scoop for Friday, February 28th.