WAKE UP with BWW 2/2/2016 - THE PERFECT MURDER on Tour and More!
By: Jessica Khan Feb. 02, 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: Two shows begin off-Broadway, THE PERFECT MURDER heads across the UK and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- BURIED CHILD (more here) and ANGEL REAPERS begin tonight off-Broadway.
- The new musical A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME premieres in Bucks County!
- The UK tour of THE PERFECT MURDER hits the road today...
- And the company of Encores! CABIN IN THE SKY meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Annaleigh Ashford will play 'Columbia' in FOX's ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!
- HAMILTON's digital lottery returned this morning!
- Broadway's SCHOOL OF ROCK is holding an open call this month...
- We got a first look (right) at THE WOODSMAN, plus behind-the-scenes shots of GREASE: LIVE (which you can watch in full), the first TV spot for Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR, and a sneak peek at A BRONX TALE!
-There's a new HAMILTON podcast in town: THE HAMILCAST...
- Victoria Clark, Cynthia Erivo and more are set for CSC's THE LADIES WHO SING SONDHEIM benefit.
- And the GREASE: LIVE soundtrack debuted at No. 5 on iTunes!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 50 degrees and sunny on this gorgeous winter Tuesday!
What we're looking forward to listening to: Alan Cumming's 'SAPPY SONGS' album, out Friday!
What we're looking forward to watching: Roundabout's 50th Anniversary documentary special, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris!
Video of the Day: The video for Jackson Harris' "Dance with The Devil", choreographed by HAMILTON's Jon Rua!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Cady Huffman, who turns 51 today!
Huffman most recently starred off-Broadway in THE LIFE + DEATH OF KENYON PHILLIPS and REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER. Before that, she appeared on Broadway in THE NANCE, THE PRODUCERS (which won her a Tony and a Drama Desk in 2001), Dame Edna: THE ROYAL TOUR, STEEL PIER, THE Will Rogers FOLLIES (her first Tony nomination in 1991), BIG DEAL and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Among her other off-Broadway credits are SURFACE TO AIR, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, PLAIN AND FANCY and LI'L ABNER at Encores! On the small screen, Huffman has had roles in THE GOOD WIFE, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and served as a judge on Food Network's IRON CHEF AMERICA.
Photo by Stephen Sorokoff
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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