Wake Up With BWW 11/24: Read All of the Reviews For CLYDE'S, and More!
Plus, get a first look at Disney Princess: The Concert, watch Joshua Henry and Ciara Renee rehearse for Waitress, and more!
Nov. 24, 2021
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Scroll down for the latest news.
Last night's Clyde's opened officially on Broadway! Check out the reviews in our roundup below, and stay tuned for more coverage from the big night later today!
Plus, get a first look at Disney Princess: The Concert, watch Joshua Henry and Ciara Renee rehearse for Waitress, check out the nominees for this year's musical theatre Grammy Award, and more!
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Clyde's is Now Open!
Second Stage Theater's production of Lynn Nottage's new play CLYDE'S opened last night, Tuesday November 23, 2021, at Second Stage's Broadway home, the Hayes Theater.
The production features three-time Emmy Award-winner Uzo Aduba (In Treatment, Orange is the New Black), two-time Emmy Award-winner Ron Cephas Jones (This is Us, Truth Be Told, Between Riverside and Crazy), Edmund Donovan (Greater Clements), Reza Salazar (Sweat), and Kara Young (Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven). Directed by Kate Whoriskey, CLYDE'S began previews on November 3, 2021.
Review Roundup: CLYDE'S Opens On Broadway- See What the Critics Are Saying!
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