WAKE UP with BWW 11/17/2015 - Rosie's Theater Kids at the White House!
By: Jessica Khan Nov. 17, 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: Rosie's Theater Kids get a shout-out from the First Lady and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Set your DVR - LES MISERABLES' Alfie Boe performs on NBC's TODAY, and ABT returns to JEOPARDY!
- Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell co-chair Broadway Dance Lab's 2015 fundraiser this evening...
- And First Lady Michelle Obama honors Rosie's Theater Kids at the White House today!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson is bringing his one-man show to Broadway!
- Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand and Gloria Estefan will receive the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- A new ONCE national tour will head out next year starring Sam Cieri and Mackenzie Lesser-Roy!
- Will Swenson is subbing for Earl Carpenter this week in LES MIZ...
- Robert & Kristen Lopez have written a duet for FROZEN's Anna and Kristoff!
- We got a first official look (right) at Christopher Fitzgerald and Michael Urie in '...FORUM' at Two River Theater!
- La Jolla Playhouse's 2016-17 season will feature world premieres from Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwrights.
- Cirque du Soleil is the latest to sign on for the Macy's THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE!
- And Broadway will dim its lights next month in honor of Tony-winning playwright Brian Friel...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 52 degrees and sunny. Goregous fall weather, keep it up!
Quote of the Day: A word from Rosie's Theater Kids founder Rosie O'Donnell...
"I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness."
-- Rosie O'Donnell (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: NBC's THE WIZ LIVE! Original Soundtrack, out next month!
Video of the Day: I know we've been THE WIZ-heavy the past few days, but we can't help it! Watch David Alan Grier, Stephanie Mills and more sing "Ease On Down the Road"!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Brent Carver, who turns 64 today!
Brent Carver last starred on Broadway in ROMEO AND JULIET opposite Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad. Before that, he appeared in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, KING LEAR, PARADE and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN -- the latter earned him a Tony Award in 1993. The actor has also taken the stage off-Broadway in MY LIFE WITH ALBERTINE, in the world premiere of LORD OF THE RINGS in Toronto, and in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN in the West End.
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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