WAKE UP with BWW 2/17/2016 - BURIED CHILD, RED SPEEDO and More!
By: Jessica Khan Feb. 17, 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: Sam Shepard's BURIED CHILD returns to the stage and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The New Group's revival of BURIED CHILD opens tonight off-Broadway!
- Lucas Hnath's RED SPEEDO starts tonight at NYTW.
- Hampstead Theatre's FIREBIRD transfers to Trafalgar Studios this evening...
- And Maurice Hines gets a Sardi's portrait today, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- COME FROM AWAY will bow on Broadway in 2017 after runs in DC and Toronto, and BULL DURHAM is eyeing a similar start date on the Great White Way!
- Marin Mazzie will take over for Kelli O'Hara in THE KING AND I this April.
- Mirvish's 2016-17 season will feature the North American premieres of STRICTLY BALLROOM and MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS!
- We got a first look (right) at Colman Domingo's DOT off-Broadway, plus shots from THE NUTTY PROFESSOR reunion concert, and highlights from The GRAMMYs!
- Rumor is Sandy Duncan has left FINDING NEVERLAND after less than a week...
- The Tonys have extended the deadline for their 'Excellence in Theatre Education' Award.
- Douglas Carter Beane & Lewis Flinn's HOOD will premiere in Dallas this season.
- And Broadway stars Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo are engaged!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 43 degrees for your Hump Day!
What we're listening to: The tune (starting at 15:30) Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote in honor of the Deathwatch beetle for RADIOLAB!
Video of the Day: Go behind the scenes with the computer-generated musical BEYOND THE FENCE, now prepping for its debut in London!
#SpotlightSaturday Ako Mitchell play Jim Meadows in upcoming Beyond the Fence. See what he thought about meeting the Greenham women.Stay tuned for the second part of Ako's interview, coming soon!
Posted by Beyond The Fence on Saturday, February 13, 2016
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Becky Ann Baker, who turns 63 today!
Baker last starred on Broadway in GOOD PEOPLE. Before that, she took the stage in ALL MY SONS, ASSASSINS, TITANIC, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE and THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS. Among her off-Broadway credits are DEAR ELIZABETH, BARBECUE, THE GREAT GOD PAN, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, THE HOUSE IN TOWN, SHANGHAI MOON, OTHELLO, WONDERFUL TOWN at Encores!, THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD, JUNE MOON, LAURA DENNIS, DURANG/DURANG and THE COLORADO CATECHISM, as well as THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES. She won an Emmy for her portrayal of 'Jean Weir' in the TV series FREAKS AND GEEKS and for playing 'Loreen Horvath' on HBO's GIRLS.
in BARBECUE at The Public Theater. Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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