WAKE UP with BWW 9/14/2015 - Rumer Willis, Gloria Estefan, Nicole Kidman and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 14, 2015
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: CHICAGO gets a new 'Roxie', Gloria Estefan 'congas' for Viva Broadway, Nicole Kidman takes the stage in London and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Annie Funke (portrait by Walter McBride), who last starred in Paper Mill's EVER AFTER and has appeared off-Broadway in PUNK ROCK, SILENCE! THE MUSICAL and IF THERE IS I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET, plus Broadway's HAIRSPRAY!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Rumer Willis debuts on Broadway as 'Roxie' in CHICAGO tonight!
- Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine perform in concert for Viva Broadway this evening.
- PHOTOGRAPH 51, starring Nicole Kidman, opens tonight in the West End...
- Christian Borle launches the Drama League's fall 2015 UP CLOSE series.
- And off-Broadway's MOTHERSTRUCK meets the press today, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Adrienne Warren, Amber Iman, Felicia Boswell and more have signed on for SHUFFLE ALONG!
- HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH closed on Broadway, and former stars appeared at the final curtain call.
- MAMMA MIA! ended its 14-year run on the Great White Way on Saturday - see what alums had to say about the iconic musical!
- HEDWIG star Lena Hall will hit the road with Josh Groban on his STAGES tour...
- Anthony Warlow will star in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Australia.
- Audra McDonald, Jane Lynch and more won 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards!
- The MOTOWN National Tour is hosting an open call in Cincinnati.
- We got a look (right) at Becky Ann Baker, Constance Shulman and more in rehearsal for BARBECUE at The Public, plus a peek inside rehearsals for CLEVER LITTLE LIES, and a preview of Broadway's DAMES AT SEA!
- Charles Strouse, Amanda Green, Emily Skeggs, Joe Iconis and more will appear at Samuel French's #MUSICALSWEEK!
- And Liza Minnelli's UK concert tour has been cancelled...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 77 degrees. Could it finally be starting to feel like fall?
Quote of the Day: A word from CHICAGO's new star, Rumer Willis...
"Look, nobody is ever exactly the same as anybody else. You're handed the cards you are for a particular reason, so you follow that path and see where it takes you."
-- Rumer Willis (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WALT DISNEY, airing tonight!
Video of the Day: Watch the cast of Broadway's SCHOOL OF ROCK play their hearts out LIVE at the Gramercy!
SCHOOL OF ROCK at Gramercy Theatre"Can I please have the attention of the class..."This is what you've all been waiting for - Our incredibly talented #SchoolOfRock band playing totally live and absolutely nailing it!
Posted by School of Rock the Musical on Friday, September 11, 2015
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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