WAKE UP with BWW 1/19/2016 - Grammer Back in Neverland, SKELETON CREW & More
By: Jessica Khan Jan. 19, 2016
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: Kelsey Grammer flies back to Neverland, SKELETON CREW opens at the Atlantic and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Kelsey Grammer returns to Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND this evening!
- SKELETON CREW opens tonight off-Broadway, while John Patrick Shanley's PRODIGAL SON begins at MTC.
- Ryan Scott Oliver opens Lincoln Center's 2016 AMERICAN SONGBOOK series tonight...
- And the company of Broadway's DISASTER! meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Bette Midler has confirmed she will return to Broadway next spring in HELLO, DOLLY!
- PBS is set to air a fall documentary chronicling HAMILTON's journey to Broadway.
- We got a first look (right) at the new PRIVATE LIVES UK tour!
- FINDING NEVERLAND's Matthew Morrison has announced his first round of spring tour dates.
- Cameron Mackintosh's foundation won't be able to create new productions after his death...
- And Baz Luhrmann's new Netflix drama THE GET DOWN will premiere this August!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 30 degrees and sunny today!
Quote of the Day: A word from the Divine Miss M, Bette Midler...
"I learned to accept the audience's happiness for me, which is one of the hardest things for me to learn."
-- Bette Midler (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Carmen Cusack's recording of "Sun's Gonna Shine" from Martin & Brickell's Broadway-bound BRIGHT STAR!
Audio of the Day: In honor of HELLO, DOLLY!'s return to Broadway, listen to Michael Crawford and Barbra Streisand's recording of "Put On Your Sunday Clothes"!
And speaking of Michael Crawford -- a Happy Birthday shout-out to the renowned stage actor, who turns 74 today!
Long a star of stage, screen and television in his native England, Michael Crawford garnered international fame, when, in the fall of 1986, he originated the title role in Andrew Lloyd Weber's smash musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Crawford's kudos included a Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Drama League Award. Back home in the U.K., his Phantom performance earned him the 1987 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, an accolade he had previously received for his role in BARNUM, staged in London's West End. More recent stage appearances have included DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES on Broadway, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, THE WIZARD OF OZ and EFX on the London stage. Crawford also appeared in the acclaimed film version of HELLO, DOLLY!. He is also known for his role in the London staging of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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