WAKE UP with BWW 9/4/2015 - The Public's Starry ODYSSEY and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 04, 2015
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: Brandon Victor Dixon, Taran Killam, Karen Olivo and more lead THE ODYSSEY tonight at The Public!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (which also announced more cast) has moved back its first performance, and FALSETTOS is now aiming for 2016-17 on the Broadway.
- Megan Fairchild will return for this Sunday's evening finale of ON THE TOWN...
- We got a first look (right) at Samantha Barks and more in AMELIE at Berkeley Rep, plus a preview of THE SOUND OF MUSIC tour cast, and photos and footage from LOVE LETTERS on tour!
- Kathleen Turner & Deborah Cox are headed off-Broadway this fall.
- Nicole Kidman could be bringing PHOTOGRAPH 51 to Broadway...
- Some in-house news -- BWW just welcomed Olivia Hardy as our teen correspondent!
- And the Broadway community will honor Kyle Jean-Baptiste at 54 Below this fall, with a memorial for Roger Rees held this month.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 82 degrees today, more of the same on Saturday, and sunny on Sunday & Labor Day!
Quote of the Day: A word from AMELIE star Samantha Barks...
"There's nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding."
-- Samantha Barks (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: Tori Amos' THE LIGHT PRINCESS cast recording, out this October!
Video of the Day: Watch Well-Strung's video for their new take on "Royals" by Lorde!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to James Monroe Iglehart, who turns 41 today!
Tony-winning star of ALADDIN on Broadway, Iglehart has also appeared on the Great White Way in MEMPHIS and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. He directed BAT BOY THE MUSICAL at Ray of Light Theatre in 2005. The actor has also appeared in episodes of GREAT PERFORMANCES, SUBMISSIONS ONLY, SMASH, GOTHAM and UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT.
Photo by Heather Wines/CBS
See you bright and early on Tuesday -- enjoy your holiday weekend, BroadwayWorld!
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