Broadway AM Report, 4/25/2016 - FULLY COMMITTED Opens and More!
By: Jessica Khan Apr. 25, 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 Actors Fund hosts its 2016 gala, and FULLY COMMITTED, starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, opens on Broadway!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Angela Lansbury and the original stars of MAME are set for a 50th anniversary reunion at Sardi's!
- Jennifer Hudson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more will present at BC/EFA's 2016 Easter Bonnet Competition.
- We got a look at new photos, plus highlights, from Broadway's WAITRESS, which opened on Sunday, plus a peek at 'CURSED CHILD' in rehearsal, AMERICAN PSYCHO's opening bows, SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Shakespeare selfie, and NBC's casting call for HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
- And Lea Salonga is among the starry lineup for the New York Pops Gala next week.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 69 degrees and partly cloudy to start your week!
Quote of the Day: A word from FULLY COMMITTED star Jesse Tyler Ferguson...
"I still feel like a novice when it comes to classical theater, but I don't ever want to become comfortable with anything. The greatest creativity comes from being nervous and uncomfortable."
-- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (via BrainyQuote)
What we're reading: Joel Grey's memoir MASTER OF CEREMONIES -- he's stopping by The Drama Book Shop tonight to sign copies!
What we're watching: SUNDAY MORNING's sneak peek at the young actors of Broadway's SHUFFLE ALONG!
Video of the Day: Check out David Tennant, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tim Minchin and more taking on HAMLET in the RSC's SHAKESPEARE LIVE!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Al Pacino, who turns 76 today!
Two-time Tony winner Al Pacino last starred on Broadway this year in CHINA DOLL. Before that, he appeared in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, SALOME, HUGHIE (which he also directed), SALOME, CHINESE COFFEE, AMERICAN BUFFALO, KING RICHARD III, THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL, CAMINO REAL and DOES A TIGER WEAR A NECKTIE? Over the course of his more-than-50-year career, he has won an Oscar, two Emmys, four Golden Globes, the National Medal of Arts and more. He is best known for his breakthrough role in the 1972 film THE GODFATHER.
Photo by Jeremy Daniel
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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