WAKE UP with BWW 9/30/2015 - GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE, SOUND OF MUSIC Tours!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 30, 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: Two national tours kick off today, two shows start up off-Broadway and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE tour kicks off tonight in Chicago, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC starts in Los Angeles!
- Roundabout's THE HUMANS (more here) and Labyrinth's EMPANADA LOCA begin previews off-Broadway.
- Kate Mulgrew and Anne-Cecilie Engell Speyer host Vineyard's 2015 Emerging Artists Luncheon today...
- And the cast of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO celebrates its CD release at Sardi's tonight.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda is among the 2015 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipients.
- Disney is moving forward with its ENCHANTED sequel!
- CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker is writing the Broadway-bound SOUL TRAIN musical...
- We got a close-up look (right) at Terrence Mann in costume for FINDING NEVERLAND, official shots of Rumer Willis in Broadway's CHICAGO, and a peek at Darren Criss and more at Elsie Fest, and a preview of ALLEGIANCE!
- The new BAT OUT OF HELL musical will put on a lab this fall.
- Larry Kramer has signed on for Tectonic Theater Project's 'GROSS INDECENCY' reading...
- Michael Riedel has been bumped to one column a week in a flurry of arts cuts.
- And Tony-winner Laura Benanti wrote a very personal op-ed piece on her miscarriage...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 77 and a chance of rainshowers this afternoon. Don't forget your umbrella!
What we're watching: ABC comedy THE GOLDBERGS' take on A CHORUS LINE in tonight's episode!
Video of the Day: Watch the new international trailer for Disney's live-action JUNGLE BOOK!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Stark Sands, who turns 37 today!
Sands originated the Tony-nominated role of 'Charlie Price' in Broadway's KINKY BOOTS. He has also starred on Broadway in AMERICAN IDIOT and JOURNEY'S END (which earned him another Tony nomination in 2007). The actor has also taken the stage at La Jolla Playhouse, Classic Stage Company, Shakespeare in the Park and more. He currently plays 'Dash' in FOX's series MINORITY REPORT and has also appeared on screen in DIE, MOMMIE, DIE!, SHALL WE DANCE, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, GENERATION KILL, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS and more.
Photo by Matthew Murphy
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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