WAKE UP with BWW 11/11/2015 - SHEAR MADNESS, TANGLED and More!
By: Jessica Khan Nov. 11, 2015
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: SHEAR MADNESS brings comedy and salon style off-Broadway, TANGLED takes to the seas and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The salon whodunit SHEAR MADNESS opens off-Broadway tonight, while GIGANTIC starts up at the Vineyard this evening!
- Nick Offerman leads A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, starting tonight in Boston.
- Disney's TANGLED: THE MUSICAL sets sail today onboard the Disney Magic...
- And Blythe Danner will discuss her career at tonight's SAG Foundation event!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Stage vets from FUN HOME and more made Out Magazine's Out100 list this year.
- We got a first look (right) at Lee Roy Reams in HELLO, DOLLY, plus shots of Rob McClure, Leslie Odom Jr. and more at MAKE BELIEVE ON BROADWAY, and highlights from DGF's Gala with Kristin Chenoweth and more!
- And FX has greenlit AMERICAN HORROR STORY season six, coming next year...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy and a bit chilly with a high of 58 degrees.
Quote of the Day: A word from CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES star Nick Offerman...
"I always had a lot of confidence in my work and the unique flavor I like to bring to my characters, but you know I'm not a huge dreamer."
-- Nick Offerman (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Susan Egan's new solo album SOFTLY, out today!
What we're watching: A new promo for FIRST YOU DREAM on PBS, featuring Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff and more!
Video of the Day: Watch one of the funniest scenes from TANGLED to celebrate the musical version's cruise launch today!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jackie Hoffman, who turns 55 today!
Hoffman last starred on Broadway in ON THE TOWN. Before that, she appeared in THE ADDAMS FAMILY, XANADU and HAIRSPRAY, as well as the Actors' Fund concert production of HAIR and a reading of THE WEDDING SINGER in New York. She won an Obie for David and Amy Sedaris' 2001 play THE BOOK OF LIZ. She has also taken the stage in THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG, STRAIGHTJACKET, INCIDENT AT COBBLER'S KNOB and ONE WOMAN SHOE. Hoffman is a veteran of Chicago's Second City comedy improv troupe and has starred in several solo comedy shows. Among her on-screen credits are GARDEN STATE, LEGALLY BLONDE 2 and appearances on the TV series GIRLS, THE GOOD WIFE, THE NEW NORMAL, SUBMISSIONS ONLY, 30 ROCK and more.
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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