WAKE UP with BWW 2/25/2016 - HUGHIE, BRIGHT STAR and More!
By: Jessica Khan Feb. 25, 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: Forest Whitaker leads HUGHIE, opening tonight on Broadway, and BRIGHT STAR begins performances!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Stafford Arima (portrait by Walter McBride), who directed MCP's concert production of THE SECRET GARDEN and also recently helmed Broadway's ALLEGIANCE!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- HUGHIE, starring Forest Whitaker, officially opens on Broadway!
- Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's BRIGHT STAR begins previews tonight.
- And Abingdon's A ROOM OF MY OWN (more here) and Trevor Nunn's PERICLES bow off-Broadway...
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Lin-Manuel Miranda is in talks to star opposite Emily Blunt in Disney's MARY POPPINS sequel!
- Lea Salonga is returning to cabaret with a solo show at Feinstein's/54 Below this spring.
- We got a look (right) at The Public's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis in the March issue of VOGUE, plus photos from BROADWAY SINGS BILLY JOEL!
- BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL has extended through next February in the West End.
- And Sarah Kane's violent CLEANSED at the National has caused audience members to faint and even walk out...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy and windy today with a high of 51 degrees.
Quote of the Day: A word from PERICLES star Christian Camargo...
"Shakespeare gives you these clues - these little pieces of gold dust, I call them. They tell you so much about the story, the character, the drive, the intentions. It's like a gift."
-- Christian Camargo (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Postmodern Jukebox covering Justin Bieber's "Sorry" with stage star Shoshana Bean!
What we're watching: Little Lin-Manuel Miranda singing Genesis in his talent show debut for yesterday's #Ham4Ham!
Video of the Day: In honor of HUGHIE's opening tonight, watch a clip of Forest Whitaker's Oscar-winning performance in THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Douglas Hodge, who turns 56 today!
Hodge last appeared on Broadway in OLD TIMES (which he also directed), and before that in CYRANO DE BERGERAC and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, for which he won a Tony Award in 2010 after taking the 2009 Olivier for his performance across the pond. The actor originated the role of 'Willy Wonka' in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY in the West End, and has also taken the London stage in INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE, GUYS AND DOLLS and BASHVILLE. Among Hodge's other credits as a director are TORCH SONG TRILOGY at Menier Chocolate Factory and SEE HOW THEY RUN on tour and in the West End. He has also appeared many Harold Pinter plays in the UK, including NO MAN'S LAND, MOONLIGHT, A KIND OF ALASKA, THE LOVER, THE COLLECTION, BETRAYAL and THE CARETAKER. Among his recent TV credits are THE GOOD WIFE, THE NIGHT MANAGER, and PENNY DREADFUL.
Photo by Dan Wooller/Rex
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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