Broadway AM Report, 4/29/2016 - Swenson in DISASTER!, Lortel Awards, DEAR EVAN HANSEN and More!
By: Jessica Khan Apr. 29, 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: Will Swenson joins DISASTER!, the 2016 Lucille Lortel Awards take place on Sunday, and DEAR EVAN HANSEN opens off-Broadway!
takes their opening bows!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- SHE LOVES ME, AMERICAN PSYCHO and BRIGHT STAR lead this year's Drama Desk nominations - check out shots from the announcement!
- It's likely HAMILTON will be filmed before Lin-Manuel Miranda departs this July...
- Across the pond, Ruth Wilson will star in Ivo van Hove's HEDDA GABLER at the National, and Carlyss Peer has joined London's GROUNDHOG DAY!
- We got a look at highlights from the 2016 Easter Bonnet Competition, plus photos and footage from Roundabout's 'LONG DAY'S JOURNEY' opening, and a peek at the Broadway hopeful DIARY OF A WIMPY KID!
- Michael McGrath is leaving Broadway's SHE LOVES ME next month.
- Joe Mantello could star in an upcoming Broadway revival of THE GLASS MENAGERIE...
- The Skivvies are among the lineup for Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2016 special events.
- And Angela Lansbury and more will attend the Academy's 25th anniversary celebration of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy with highs in the high 50s and low 60s all weekend. Showers on Sunday - don't forget your rain gear!
Quote of the Day: A word from Ruth Wilson, who is returning to the London stage this winter...
"For me, there is a stigma attached to playing beautiful parts. They are often empty characters whom the action happens around. I'm more drawn to characters with a complex internal life, who have a burning frustration underneath that keeps them going."
-- Ruth Wilson (via BrainyQuote)
What we're geeking out over: The new Heuristic Shakespeare iPad app, featuring the voices of Ian McKellen, Frances Barber and more!
What we're listening to: The ON YOUR FEET! Original Cast Recording, out today!
Video of the Day: Watch the kids of FUN HOME perform "Gee, Mr. Miranda" as the runner-up number in BC/EFA's 2016 Easter Bonnet Competition!
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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