Broadway AM Report, 3/22/2016 - DRY POWDER, THE FATHER, ALW, Sondheim and More!
By: Jessica Khan Mar. 22, 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: DRY POWDER opens and THE FATHER begins, plus two legendary Broadway composers celebrate their birthday!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Michael Crane (portrait by Walter McBride), currrent star of THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN off-Broadway!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- DRY POWDER, with John Krasinski and Claire Danes, opens tonight at The Public!
- THE FATHER, starring Frank Langella, begins previews on Broadway...
- And SHE LOVES ME's Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi stop by TODAY this morning.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- The 2016 Drama League Awards will honor Sheldon Harnick, Ivo Van Hove and Deaf West.
- The SOMETHING ROTTEN! national tour is launching in Boston!
- Glenn Close wants to see SUNSET BOULEVARD revamped on the big screen.
- We got a look (right) at Michael C. Hall and Lena Hall reuniting to sing Radiohead, plus footage from Vineyard Theatre's starry gala, highlights of Betsy Wolfe belting it out with the New York Pops, and AVENUE Q's World Puppetry Day celebration!
- Stage vets Parker, Skeggs & McKenzie are set to appear in ABC's LGBT event series WHEN WE RISE.
- And Ryan Murphy teased some new details about AMERICAN HORROR STORY's sixth season...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny with a high of 56 today!
Quote of the Day: Wise words from birthday boy Stephen Sondheim...
"If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it."
-- Stephen Sondheim (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to watching: Bryan Cranston in HBO's ALL THE WAY - check out a preview clip below!
What's screening tonight: EASTER MYSTERIES, starring Phillip Boykin and more, playing in cinemas across the U.S. tonight!
Video of the Day: In honor of Andrew Lloyd Webber's birthday, watch Part 1 of his '40 MUSICAL YEARS' special!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Broadway composing icons Andrew Lloyd Webber (68) and Stephen Sondheim (86)!
Andrew Lloyd Webber's SCHOOL OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL recently opened on Broadway and announced an upcoming run in London, which will be followed by a tour across the U.S. Also featured in the renowned composer/lyricist's oeuvre are CATS, EVITA, LOVE NEVER DIES (which could soon be seen in North America), PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMBOAT, ASPECTS OF LOVE, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, THE WOMAN IN WHITE and more.
Stephen Sondheim's work has helped define American theater with shows such as FOLLIES, COMPANY, WEST SIDE STORY, GYPSY, SWEENEY TODD, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, PACIFIC OVERTURES, ASSASSINS, INTO THE WOODS, PUTTING IT TOGETHER, '...FORUM', PASSION, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and more. He has received eight Grammy Awards, eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as last year's Presidential Medal of Freedom.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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