WAKE UP with BWW 10/16/2015 - Angela Lansbury Turns 90 and More!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 16, 2015
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: Dame Angela Lansbury celebrates her 90th birthday, the cast of HAMILTON marks their album release, SHOW BOAT airs on PBS, THE BANDSTAND opens at Paper Mill and more!
We had so much fun taking mug-shots of our fans at this year's BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market that we're adding a new weekly Friday morning tradition -- we call it Fan Fridays!
This week, meet Rex Bright!
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Last Show He Saw: 'CURIOUS INCIDENT'
His Favorite Show: LES MISERABLES
Broadway Star He Wants to Meet: Nathan Lane
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- The cast of HAMILTON celebrates their album release at Barnes & Noble today!
- The American Theatre for Actors names a theater after John Cullum today...
- Huntington premieres WICKED book writer Winnie Holzman's new play CHOICE this evening.
- SHOW BOAT, with Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis and more, airs on LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER tonight!
- And THE BANDSTAND opens this Sunday at Paper Mill, while TRIP OF LOVE and York's ROTHSCHILD & SONS open off-Broadway!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Trevor Dion Nicholas will star as Genie in ALADDIN in the West End next summer!
- The Chicago world premiere of GOTTA DANCE has found its full company.
- THE WIZARD OF OZ national tour will launch this winter in Cleveland, starring Sarah Lasko as Dorothy!
- We got a first look (right) at SHEAR MADNESS off-Broadway, as well as MTC's RIPCORD, plus highlights from THE BANDSTAND!
- R&H is releasing student versions of OKLAHOMA! and ONCE UPON A MATTRESS...
- And Aaron Tveit will star in the new CBS comic thriller BRAINDEAD!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny today with highs in the mid-60s, and colder (in the 50s) on Saturday and Sunday, but with some sun!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday dame Angela Lansbury...
"The theater is magical and addictive."
-- Angela Lansbury (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: BRIDGE OF SPIES, with stage and screen stars Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, in theaters today!
Video of the Day: In honor of her milestone birthday, watch Angela Lansbury perform "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from GYPSY!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Angela Lansbury, who turns 90 today!
Broadway legend and five-time Tony winner Angela Lansbury last starred in the West End and on a US tour of BLITHE SPIRIT and in Australia opposite James Earl Jones in DRIVING MISS DAISY. Among her many Broadway credits are GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, BLITHE SPIRIT, DEUCE, SHORT TALKS ON THE UNIVERSE, THE VISIT, MAME (also on tour), A LITTLE FAMILY BUSINESS, SWEENEY TODD (and on tour), THE KING AND I, GYPSY (also in London), PRETTYBELLE, DEAR WORLD, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE, A TASTE OF HONEY and HOTEL PARADISE.
Her first film roles in GASLIGHT and THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY earned her two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe, and her turn in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE earned her critical acclaim. She has since received an honorary Oscar, won six Golden Globes and an Olivier Award and will be honored with the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre next month.
The actress is also well known for her role as 'Jessica Fletcher' in the series MURDER, SHE WROTE and for her voice work in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and more.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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