Broadway AM Report, 12/14/2016 - DREAMGIRLS Bows in London and More!
By: Jessica Khan Dec. 14, 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: DREAMGIRLS, starring Amber Riley, officially opens in the West End!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is headed to Broadway!
- GROUNDHOG DAY has announced further casting for its Broadway debut.
- Jessie Mueller will depart WAITRESS this spring...
- We got a look (right) at photos from the KISS ME, KATE and BRIGHT STAR concerts, pics and clips from the Broadway-Bound SOUSATZKA in rehearsal, the new trailer for AMÉLIE at the Ahmanson, and shots of SPAMILTON in the recording studio, plus BWW's Christmas episode of BACKSTAGE BITE with The Rockettes!
- Heidi Blickenstaff & Emma Hunton are reprising their roles in FREAKY FRIDAY in La Jolla.
- Rodgers & Hammerstein's CAROUSEL is returning to cinemas this winter...
- And voting is now open for the 2016 BWW Albums/CDs/DVDs Awards!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 42 for Hump Day!
Set Your DVR... for the 23rd Annual SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS nominations, announced live this morning by Sophia Bush, Common, and SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. BWW will be updating the announcement live!
What we're geeking out over: BroadwayGirlNYC's 2016 BC/EFA holiday gift guide!
What we're watching: The cast of Broadway's ALADDIN performing a new version of "Friend Like Me" live on GMA!
WATCH: Cast of @Aladdin on Broadway performs "Friend Like Me" LIVE on @GMA. #AladdinOnGMA https://t.co/Uml78HqTnT
- Good Morning America (@GMA) December 13, 2016
What we're listening to: The ALADDIN cast's rendition of "Angels We Have Heard On High" on CAROLS FOR A CURE!
Video of the Day: Get ready for DREAMGIRLS in London with Amber Riley's show-stopping performance of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from earlier this fall!
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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