WAKE UP with BWW 11/27/2015 - Broadway Black Friday and More!
By: Jessica Khan Nov. 27, 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: Shop to your heart's content for Broadway merch while you bask in the glow of Turkey Day leftovers!
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 Robin Lipman!
Hometown: Queens, NY
Last Show She Shaw: 'CURIOUS INCIDENT'
Her Favorite Show: FUNNY GIRL
Broadway Star She Wants to Meet: Barbra Streisand
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- Martin Sheen takes on his first musical role in MAN OF LA MANCHA in Malibu tonight!
- Motown releases a 'lost' album, DIANA ROSS SINGS SONGS FROM THE WIZ, today.
- And be sure to get in on today's Black Friday deals for tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows!
Photo by Eric Liebowitz/NBC
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- GYPSY, starring Imelda Staunton, is in talks for the Great White Way!
- Broadway's Palace Theatre is officially getting a 'lift' to accomodate retail space below...
- We got a look (right) at THE WIZ LIVE!'s Thanksgiving Day Parade performance, plus footage from NOISES OFF's press preview, and shots from Lena Hall and Norm Lewis's upcoming 54 Below shows!
- Check out Shanice Williams' THE WIZ LIVE! single "Home" on Spotify!
- NBC will air a one-hour special, THE ILLUSIONISTS, next month, plus ELF: BUDDY'S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS returns this December!
- And Santino Fontana's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND will be making five more episodes.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy all weekend with highs in the mid-60s and mid-50s. It's not winter yet, folks!
What we're looking forward to reading: Annoying Actor Friend's new book #GRATEFUL. Check out BWW's interview here!
What we're watching: Miss the Wednesday night airing of NBC's The Making of THE WIZ LIVE!? Watch it in full below!
Video of the Day: Watch the cast of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS performing at last night's BROADWAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE on TLC!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Alison Pill, who turns 30 today!
Pill last starred on Broadway in THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES. Before that, she appeared in THE MIRACLE WORKER, MAURITIUS and THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE; the latter earned her a Tony nomination in 2006. Among her off-Broadway credits are THIS WIDE NIGHT, REASONS TO BE PRETTY, BLACKBIRD, ON THE MOUNTAIN and THE DISTANCE FROM HERE, as well as recent regional productions of WAIT UNTIL DARK and THE HOUSE THAT JAKE BUILT. The actress has appeared on-screen in THE NEWSROOM, THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, IN TREATMENT, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, MILK and CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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