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BWW Morning Brief December 7th, 2017: THE BAND'S VISIT at Broadway Sessions, and More!

By: Dec. 07, 2017
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Today's Call Sheet:

-THE BAND'S VISIT cast heads to BROADWAY SESSIONS tonight!

-Derek Klena, Jackie Burns, Abby Mueller, and more lead an industry reading of LAST DAYS OF SUMMER in NYC today!

-Broadway's ALLEGIANCE, starring George Takei, returns to cinemas today for Pearl Harbor Day!

-THE MUSHROOM CURE, BULLDOZER (starring Constantine Maroulis), EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS, and TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY open off-Broadway tonight!

-Anewal makes his U.S. debut tonight at Rockwood Music Hall!

BWW Exclusive: Check out our exclusive Industry Insider interview with the leaders of AKA, a global integrated agency servicing the arts, culture, leisure and entertainment industries!

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What we're geeking out over: Watch Hugh Jackman 'Come Alive' in THE GREATEST SHOWMAN's new 360 video!

What we're reading: Neil Simon's Memoirs - released on November 8, 2016 in hardcover. A paperback edition will be released on December 12.

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Social Butterfly: Lin-Manuel Miranda attended the first preview of Hamilton in London last night with his son Sebastian!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Sara Bareilles, who turns 38 today!

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Since her 2007 debut, Little Voice, which reached #1 in 22 countries around the world, the Eureka, CA native Sara Bareilles has gone on to release a New York Times best-selling book, Sounds Like Me - My Life (so far) in Song, and five studio albums, including her most recent, What's Inside: Songs from Waitress. Bareilles wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway musical Waitress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics, an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding New Score, and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. Bareilles spent some time in the cast of Waitress as Jenna, and she will be returning to the cast on January 16.

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