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 cast of Paper Mill's PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Lucas Steele, Grace McLean and more will join Josh Groban in 'GREAT COMET' on Broadway!
- NBC is holding an open call to cast 'Tracy Turnblad' in HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
- Elaine Paige will launch a STRIPPED BACK UK concert tour this fall.
- We got a look (right) at Mark Curry as 'The Wizard' in the West End's WICKED, photos of Phylicia Rashad at The Public's HEAD OF PASSES opening, and shots from the 1950s edition of BROADWAY BY THE YEARS!
- The John Jay College of Criminal Justice will honor Lin-Manuel Miranda...
- Anika Larsen and more will take part in THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS reading.
- Broadway icon Idina Menzel is set for the Tribeca Film Festival's talk series!
- BC/EFA will host its second annual poker tournament BROADWAY BETS this spring.
- And THE MIRACLE WORKER's Patty Duke has passed away at 69.
Broadway Weather Forecast: It's a sunny Hump Day with a high of 56 degrees in the city!
Quote of the Day: A word from the late Patty Duke...
"Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them."
-- Patty Duke (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The New Group's off-Broadway revival of BURIED CHILD, streaming live today on BroadwayHD!
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