WAKE UP with BWW 11/24/2015 - Sondheim & Streisand at the White House and More!
By: Jessica Khan Nov. 24, 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: Stage greats Stephen Sondheim and Barbra Streisand are honored at the White House and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Tony nominee Ann Hampton Callaway (portrait by Walter McBride), who last appeared on Broadway in SWING! and is now a fixture on the cabaret scene!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Sondheim, Streisand, Estefan and more receive the 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom today!
- John Cullum stars in A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES, beginning tonight at Irish Rep.
- Geoffrey Rush leads KING LEAR, starting this evening in Sydney...
- And the company of NOISES OFF meets the press, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- SINGIN' IN THE RAIN could be headed to Broadway next year!
- DAMES AT SEA set its closing date on the Great White Way and will set sail on tour in 2017...
- Montego Glover, Clarke Peters and more have signed on for THE ROYALE off-Broadway.
- We got a first look (right) at NeNe Leakes in Broadway's CHICAGO!
- John Cleese will tour FAWLTY TOWERS - LIVE ON STAGE across Australia and New Zealand!
- This winter, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter and more will honor Lena Horne in concert.
- The recent MAGIC MIKE reading also featured Will Swenson and Nick Adams!
- Rumor is Kelli O'Hara and Kelsey Grammer will lead Julie Andrews' MY FAIR LADY revival...
- And Stephen Colbert will return as host of the 38th Annual KENNEDY CENTER HONORS.
Broadway Weather Forecast: A little bit of snow this morning but clear tonight. High of 49 degrees.
Quote of the Day: A word from Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree Barbra Streisand...
"I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good."
-- Barbra Streisand (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Placido Domingo's duet with Idina Menzel on his new MY CHRISTMAS album!
Video of the Day: Meet the rockin' cast of Broadway's SCHOOL OF ROCK!
Meet the cast of SCHOOL OF ROCK: The Musical, brought to you by our rock intern Jordan Axelrod! Jordan will be taking you on a behind the scenes journey with his video series #ImWithTheBand, leading up to his final project: a documentary about the making of SCHOOL OF ROCK on Broadway!
Posted by School of Rock the Musical on Friday, November 13, 2015
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Sarah Hyland, who turns 25 today!
Although best known as 'Haley' from ABC's hit comedy MODERN FAMILY, Highland made her Broadway debut in GREY GARDENS opposite Christine Ebersole in 2006. Near the start of her acting career, she played 'Molly' in the 1999 TV movie adaptation of ANNIE with an all-star Broadway cast. She took on the role of 'Chrissy' in HAIR at the Hollywood Bowl and appeared in THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF SCREAM at Rockwell Table & Stage last year.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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