WAKE UP with BWW 2/22/2016 - SMOKEFALL, HER REQUIEM, Dramatists Guild and More!
By: Jessica Khan Feb. 22, 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: Three shows -- SMOKEFALL, ANGEL REAPERS and HER REQUIEM -- open off-Broadway, and the Dramatists Guild Awards are presented today!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Daisy Eagan (portrait by Walter McBride), who is appearing in Manhattan Concert Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN and who originated the role of 'Mary Lennox' on Broadway!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- MCC's SMOKEFALL, starring Zachary Quinto, opens tonight off-Broadway!
- Martha Clarke & Alfred Uhry's ANGEL REAPERS bows this evening at Signature Theatre.
- Mare Winningham leads HER REQUIEM, premiering at LCT3 tonight...
- Kevin Kline and Nina Arianda star in a reading of PRESENT LAUGHTER.
- MCP's star-studded presentation of THE SECRET GARDEN continues tonight.
- And Lin-Manuel Miranda is among the recipients of this year's Dramatists Guild of America Awards!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Gavin Lee, Nick Blaemire and more have signed on for THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL in Chicago!
- Robert Creighton, Marc Kudisch and Lora Lee Gayer took part in a workshop of KING KONG last week.
- We got a first look (right) at THE ROYALE at Lincoln Center, three performances from AMERICAN PSYCHO (more here and here), and a steamy sneak peek Corey Cott & Laura Osnes in THE BANDSTAND!
- Jason Robert Brown and more are slated for a PARADE event in NYC next month...
- Marin Ireland will star in the New York premiere of IRONBOUND.
- Christopher Gattelli is choreographing WAR PAINT with Patti LuPone & Christine Ebersole in Chicago.
- THE BODYGUARD will launch its national tour at Paper Mill Playhouse this season!
- And Tony Kushner is adapting the memoir HE WANTED THE MOON for the big screen.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny with a high of 48 degrees. Happy Monday!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday girl Lea Salonga...
"I think I will always be performing; I don't think I can take that away. Because I really just enjoy it. I like getting up to sing; I like the challenge of learning new material and singing it in front of an audience."
-- Lea Salonga (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS documentary, airing tonight on HBO!
Video of the Day: Check out the first preview of Audra McDonald in HBO's LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL, airing next month!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Lea Salonga, who turns 45 today!
Tony and Olivier winner Lea Salonga just finished her run in Broadway's ALLEGIANCE opposite George Takei. Before that, she appeared in Broadway's LES MISERABLES (as well as the 25th Anniversary Concert), FLOWER DRUM SONG, SOMETHING GOOD and MISS SAIGON (also in the West End). Salonga is also well known for voicing Disney princesses Jasmine and Mulan. The actress also led the Asian tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, which premiered in Manila in 2008. Among her other stage credits in Manila are GOD OF CARNAGE, CATS, BABY, PROOF, MISS SAIGON, MY FAIR LADY, THE FANTASTICKS, THE PAPER MOON, THE BAD SEED and ANNIE. She is also set to play 'Helen Bechdel' in the international premiere of FUN HOME, opening in Manila this fall.
Photo by Matthew Murphy
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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