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WAKE UP with BWW 12/4/2015 - CHINA DOLL, SCHOOL OF ROCK and More!

By: Dec. 04, 2015
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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: Al Pacino returns to Broadway in CHINA DOLL tonight, and SCHOOL OF ROCK brings down the house this Sunday!

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 Emily DeHope!

Name: Emily DeHope
Hometown: Madison, NJ
Last Show She Saw: ALADDIN
Her Favorite Show: DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES
Broadway Star(s) She Wants to Meet: Michael Ball and Michael Crawford

THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:

- David Mamet's CHINA DOLL, starring Al Pacino, officially opens tonight on Broadway!
- The company of DISASTER! meets the press today, so stay tuned for coverage...
- MOTHERSTRUCK!, directed by Cynthia Nixon, begins tonight off-Broadway!
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF celebrates the first night of Chanukah with events across the city.
- And Andrew Lloyd Webber's SCHOOL OF ROCK bows on Broadway this Sunday!

Alex Brightman in SCHOOL OF ROCK!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Renee Elise Goldsberry, Wayne Brady, Laura Michelle Kelly and more will take part in BC/EFA's GYPSY OF THE YEAR!
- The West End's Sheridan Smith-led FUNNY GIRL could land on Broadway in 2017...
- The 2015 TONY AWARDS broadcast has nabbed a Writers Guild Award nomination!
- FRIENDS star Matthew Perry is bringing his play THE END OF LONGING to the West End.
- We got a first look at photos (right) and highlights from SCHOOL OF ROCK, plus pics and footage of Wayne Brady in KINKY BOOTS, and video from THE WIZARD OF OZ national tour!
- Michael Flatley is taking LORD OF THE DANCE: DANGEROUS GAMES on a new national tour.
- The first trailer for AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON features a slew of stage stars!
- And in case you missed it, check out our live blog from last night's THE WIZ LIVE! broadcast and stay tuned for video!

Broadway Weather Forecast: Highs in the mid-to-low 50s and sunny all weekend!

What we're listening to: Tony nominee Lauren Worsham's indie band Sky-Pony, who release their debut LP BEAUTIFUL MONSTER today!

What we're watching: The new MACBETH film, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, out in the U.S. today!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Marisa Tomei, who turns 51 today!

Tomei recently appeared on Broadway in THE REALISTIC JONESES, for which she won a Drama Desk Award last year. She has also graced the Broadway stage in TOP GIRLS, SALOME and WAIT UNTIL DARK. Among her off-Broadway credits are MARIE AND BRUCE, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, DEMONOLOGY, DARK RAPTURE, SLAVS!, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, WHAT THE BUTLER SAW and DAUGHTERS. She won an Oscar for her role in the film MY COUSIN VINNY and has since appeared in LOVE IS STRANGE, THE WRESTLER, IN THE BEDROOM, BEFORE YOU KNOW YOU'RE DEAD, ANGER MANAGEMENT, WHAT WOMEN WANT and more.

Marisa Tomei in THE REALISTIC JONESES on Broadway.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!



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