WAKE UP with BWW 2/23/2016 - ECLIPSED, SOUTHERN COMFORT and More!
By: Jessica Khan Feb. 23, 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: ECLIPSED begins on Broadway tonight, and SOUTHERN COMFORT starts up at The Public!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Lucy Simon (portrait by Walter McBride), who wrote the music for THE SECRET GARDEN, which just took the stage this weekend, as well as Broadway's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- ECLIPSED, starring Lupita Nyong'o, begins previews tonight on Broadway!
- THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN (more here) and DOT open off-Broadway.
- And SOUTHERN COMFORT begins this evening at The Public, while BOY starts performances at Theatre Row!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Rory O'Malley and Bryan Fenkart will play Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in NERDS on Broadway!
- Alfie Boe and Sally Ann Triplett will fly into FINDING NEVERLAND this spring.
- We got a first look (right) at THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, plus highlights and photos from MCP's THE SECRET GARDEN, and shots from Lyric Opera of Chicago's ROMEO AND JULIET!
- Broadway's ALADDIN will welcome two new cast members this month...
- The full cast is set for ENO's SUNSET BOULEVARD with Glenn Close!
- And Lynn Nottage was awarded the 2015-16 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for SWEAT.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 42 and rainy today - don't forget your umbrella!
Quote of the Day: A word from ECLIPSED star and Broadway newcomer Lupita Nyong'o...
"I thought I was going to school to be other people, but really, what I learned was to be myself - accepting myself, my strengths and weaknesses."
-- Lupita Nyong'o (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: AMERICAN PSYCHO's Helene York, Morgan Weed and more performing "You Are What You Wear" at the musical's recent preview!
Video of the Day: Watch Dick Van Dyke and Derek Hough "Step In Time" on Disneyland's 60th anniversary special!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Josh Gad, who turns 35 today!
Josh Gad, best known for voicing the role of 'Olaf' in Disney's animated musical FROZEN, last starred on Broadway as the original 'Elder Cunningham' in THE BOOK OF MORMON, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award in 2011. He has also taken the Broadway stage in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Among his TV credits are BACK TO YOU, ER, THE DAILY SHOW, MODERN FAMILY, NEW GIRL, BORED TO DEATH, NUMB3RS, 1600 PENN, and THE COMEDIANS opposite Billy Crystal. Gad has recently appeared on the big screen in JOBS, THE INTERNSHIP, THE WEDDING RINGER and PIXELS, and will soon be seen as 'Le Fou' in Disney's live-action remake of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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