Broadway AM Report, 10/6/2016 - HOLIDAY INN Opens and More!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 06, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
TODAY'S BIG NEWS: The U.S. premiere of COMMUNION bows tonight at Urban Stages, the casts of RIDE THE CYCLONE and IN TRANSIT meet the press, and Roundabout's HOLIDAY INN opens on Broadway!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- A slew of stars are slated for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS on Broadway!
- THE ENCOUNTER, starring Simon McBurney, will play in San Francisco.
- Broadway's BEAUTIFUL will not be closing this winter despite earlier rumors, and THE GLASS MENAGERIE has swapped venues...
- We got a peek (right) at DREAMGIRLS in rehearsal in London, plus a look at the cast of Nicky Silver's THIS DAY FORWARD Off-Broadway!
- D.C.'s Signature Theatre has created a new female playwriting grant, while the new musical FOUND has set its full company in Philly...
- Eden Espinosa signed on for RAISE YOUR VOICE: A CABARET FOR A CURE.
- And Mo Rocca will appear in WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT on Election Eve!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 75 degrees and partly cloudy - another beautiful fall day!
Quote of the Day: In honor of HOLIDAY INN's opening, a word from Irving Berlin...
"There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny."
-- Irving Berlin (via BrainyQuote)
What we're geeking out over: Zachary Quinto's narration for the new audio book THE DISPATCHER, out today!
What we're watching: Tonight's NT Live broadcast of THE DEEP BLUE SEA - check out the trailer below!
Video of the Day: Get inspired for the election with #Ham4Vote's new PSAs!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Michael Arden, who turns 34 today!
Michael Arden will soon return to the Great White Way as director for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. He was nominated for a Tony and a Drama Desk Award this year for helming Deaf West Theatre's SPRING AWAKENING revival on Broadway. He also assistant directed Broadway's A TALE OF TWO CITIES and starred in THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' and BIG RIVER. Among his Off-Broadway and regional credits are ASPECTS OF LOVE at London's Menier Chocolate Factory, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME premiere in La Jolla, ACE in San Diego, SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS and BARE Off-Broadway, and THE SECRET GARDEN and PIPPIN in concert in NYC. Arden married fellow stage vet Andy Mientus this summer.
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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