WAKE UP with BWW 1/20/2016 - OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR and More!

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: Linda Lavin returns to Broadway in an affair to remember, LAZARUS takes its final bow and more!

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR, starring Linda Lavin, opens on Broadway!
- David Bowie and Enda Walsh's LAZARUS closes its curtain off-Broadway tonight.
- GASLIGHT, featuring stars from HBO's GAME OF THRONES, bows in Toronto.
- Vanessa Williams continues Lincoln Center's 2016 American Songbook series this evening...
- And the company of SMART PEOPLE meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, starring Nick Offerman, could be eyeing Broadway...
- Carol Channing chimed in on Bette Midler's HELLO, DOLLY! casting news!
- We got a sneak peek at PBS's HAMILTON documentary, stills of Audra McDonald in 'LADY DAY' on HBO, and in honor of Midler's return to Broadway, Ken Fallin drew a fantastic caricature (right) of the star as 'Dolly'!
- Robert Hartwell is launching THE BROADWAY DANCE COLLECTIVE master class tour this weekend.
- And Tony-winning set designer Derek McLane will put together the OSCARS set again this year!

Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 36 and cloudy on Hump Day!

Quote of the Day: A word from Vanessa Williams, who tackles the American Songbook tonight at Lincoln Center...

"The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against."
-- Vanessa Williams (via BrainyQuote)

What we're listening to: Zendaya's track from the FINDING NEVERLAND compilation album!

What we're looking forward to watching: Bartlett Sher's new staging of Verdi's OTELLO, airing on PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES next month!