Broadway AM Report, 7/8/2016 - CHERRY ORCHARD, Brian Dennehy and More!
By: Jessica Khan Jul. 08, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey, Tavi Gevinson, Celia Keenan-Bolger and more will star opposite Diane Lane in Broadway's THE CHERRY ORCHARD!
- We got a first look (right) at Encores! Off-Center's RUNAWAYS, plus a peek at the poster art for Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and shots from THE MUSIC MAN at The Muny!
- Mark Rylance's NICE FISH has found its London home...
- Chita Rivera, Kelli O'Hara and more are slated for a benefit concert in Orlando this month!
- HAMILTON's Leslie Odom Jr. is promoting his solo album with concerts in NYC.
- Estelle Parsons is fine after being rushed to the hospital during a performance last night, while Broadway vet John McMartin has passed away...
- And Ariana Grande has signed on for NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms today and tomorrow, with clouds on Sunday. Time to bust out your summer storm rain gear!
What we're watching: BroadwayHD's SHE LOVES ME live-stream, available until July 10!
Photo by Joan Marcus
What we're looking forward to reading: Bill O'Reilly's possible biography on King George III, who is featured pretty hilariously in Broadway's HAMILTON!
Image via Twitter
Video of the Day: Watch the cast of THE COLOR PURPLE kick off Broadway in Bryant Park's 2016 season!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Brian Dennehy, who turns 78 on Saturday!
Dennehy last starred on Broadway in LOVE LETTERS and off-Broadway in WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT and THE ICEMAN COMETH. Before that, he appeared in Broadway's DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, INHERIT THE WIND, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (which won him a Tony in 2003), DEATH OF A SALESMAN (his first Tony win in 1999) and TRANSLATIONS.
in LOVE LETTERS at Long Wharf Theatre.
Photo by T. Charles Erickson
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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