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Good morning theater fans! This is Caryn Robbins with The Broadway Scoop for Wednesday, March 11. As concerns about coronavirus continue to rise nationwide, producer Scott Rudin has announced that beginning tomorrow, all remaining tickets through March 29th to THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, WEST SIDE STORY and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? will be available for $50. In a statement, the Tony Award-winning producer explained, “As long as New York City is open for business, its beating heart remains the Broadway stage."Concord Theatricals has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to the hit musical ANASTASIA, making it available for school productions throughout North America. The musical officially opened at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre in April 2017, where it ran for two years, before embarking on its current national tour. Based on the 1997 animated film, ANASTASIA features a book by Terrence McNally, and score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, And THE PROM star Isabelle McCalla has joined Broadway veterans Norm Lewis and Faith Prince for Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of 42ND STREET. Directed and choreographed by Stephen Mear and based on the 1933 Busby Berkeley movie, the musical is set to run from May 29 through June 21 at the Lyric Opera House. And that's The Broadway Scoop for Wednesday, March 11th.