Broadway AM Report, 4/15/2016 - PARAMOUR in Previews and More!
By: Jessica Khan Apr. 15, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR begins previews on Saturday!
BWW's morning feature is WAITRESS star
Jessie Mueller (portrait by Walter McBride)!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- MATILDA will take its final bow on Broadway next year!
- The recipients of this year's Tony Honors for Excellence were unveiled.
- PHOTOGRAPH 51, starring Nicole Kidman, is eyeing a New York run later this year...
- John Dossett and Douglas Sills have signed on for the now-extended WAR PAINT in Chicago.
- We got a first look (right) at Jessica Lange in Roundabout's 'LONG DAY'S JOURNEY', shots of Alfie Boe in FINDING NEVERLAND, and a peek at the spring 2016 pack of LIGHTS OF BROADWAY trading cards!
- Christine Baranski will speak at Juilliard's graduation in May.
- A Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young musical is in development...
- Disney is bringing Neverland to life with a live-action version of PETER PAN!
- And Jed Bernstein is stepping down as president of Lincoln Center.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny and in the 60s all weekend - get out there and enjoy the gorgeous weather!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday girl Emma Thompson...
"Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap."
-- Emma Thompson (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: The WAITRESS cast album, out this June!
Photo by Joan Marcus
Video of the Day: Check out the new promo for BROADWAY BARES: ON DEMAND, set to benefit BC/EFA this June!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Emma Thompson, who turns 57 today!
Thompson last starred onstage in New York City in SWEENEY TODD with the New York Philharmonic and reprised her role with the English National Opera last year. She has also graced the West End and Broadway in ME AND MY GIRL. Thompson won an Oscar for the film HOWARDS END and received nominations for THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER. She wrote and starred in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The actress is also known for her roles in the HARRY POTTER series, LOVE ACTUALLY, ANGELS IN AMERICA, NANNY MCPHEE, STRANGER THAN FICTION, BRAVE, SAVING MR. BANKS, MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN, A WALK IN THE WOODS and more. She will soon appear as 'Mrs. Potts' in Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Photo by Tristram Kenton
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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