BWW Morning Brief January 30th, 2018: CARDINAL Opens at Second Stage, and More!
By: Stephi Wild Jan. 30, 2018
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Tim Minchin Talks Recent Career Devastation, #MeToo, and Confirms an Australian Production of GROUNDHOG DAY
by Stephanie Wild - January 29, 2018
The Guardian recently chatted with Tim Minchin, known best on Broadway for composing and writing the lyrics for Matilda and Groundhog Day, to talk about Squinters, an upcoming ABC TV comedy Minchin will be starring in. Minchin also talks about his recent career devastation, politics, and his thoughts on the #MeToo movement.. (more...)
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Colin Hanlon Replaces Brandon Uranowitz in Cast of One Night Only Presentation of NEXT TO NORMAL to Benefit Jed Foundation
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
Quintessence of Dust Theatre Company/Rachel Kunstadt presents a one night only staged reading of Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal to benefit The JED Foundation. Directed by Daniella Caggiano and with music direction by Janet Noh, the event will take place on Thursday, February 1st at 7:00 pm at JCC Manhattan on 334 Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side.. (more...)
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BWW Morning Brief January 29th, 2018: CALAMITY JANE at Feinstein's/54 Below, Ovation Awards, and More!
by Stephanie Wild - January 29, 2018
Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Calamity Jane concert starring Sara Jean Ford, comes to Feinstein's/54 Below, the 28th Annual Ovation Awards are held tonight, and more!. (more...)
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Off-Broadway Week's 2-For-1 Tickets are Onsale Today
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
NYC & Company, New York City's official destination marketing organization, announced NYC Off-Broadway WeekSM two-for-one tickets are on sale to the public today beginning at 10:30am EST. The popular biannual program now in its ninth year will run February 12 to February 25, 2018, offering visitors and New Yorkers the opportunity to see more than 35 unique Off-Broadway productions at an excellent value. Participating shows-of which 22 are new to NYC Off-Broadway Week for winter 2018-include critics' picks, musical revivals, celebrities, family-friendly themes, long-running classics and more. NYC Off-Broadway Week tickets can be purchased now at nycgo.com/off-broadway-week.. (more...)
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Finalists Selected for the 2018 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest prize awarded to women playwrights writing in the English language. Chosen from over 150 nominated plays, the Finalists are:. (more...)
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Today's Call Sheet:
-CARDINAL officially opens tonight at Second Stage!
-KINGS begins previews tonight at the Public Theater!
-TRU will hold its January panel, Breaking The Silence: The Voices Of Theater Around The World, tonight at The Playroom Theatre!
BWW Exclusive: Check out our photos from THE OUTSIDER as it celebrates Opening Night at Paper Mill Playhouse!
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What we're geeking out over: It was announced yesterday that Andrew Durand, Jeremy Kushnier, Rachel York and more will star in HEAD OVER HEELS, opening on Broadway this summer!
What we're watching: Marissa Jaret Winokur will join the cast of Celebrity Big Brother next season!
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Social Butterfly: Reba visited WAITRESS on Sunday and the show's leads, Sara Bareilles and Jason Mraz, snapped a photo for Twitter!
Thanks for visiting the diner @reba! pic.twitter.com/bhx5yiB3Er
- Waitress Musical (@WaitressMusical) January 28, 2018
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Norbert Leo Butz, who turns 51 today!
Norbert Leo Butz is an American actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and is one of only nine actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor.
Butz' credits include...LCT: Thou Shalt Not (Tony Award nomination). Broadway: Big Fish, Dead Accounts, Catch Me If You Can (Tony Award), Enron, Speed-the-Plow, Is He Dead?, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony Award), Wicked, Rent. Off-Broadway: The Whirligig, How I Learned to Drive, Fifty Words, Buicks (Drama Desk nomination), Carousel (Carnegie Hall), The Last Five Years (Drama Desk nomination), Juno and the Paycock. Film: Better Living Through Chemistry, The English Teacher, Disconnect, Greetings from Tim Buckley, Higher Ground, Fair Game. TV: "Mercy Street," "Bloodline," "Blue Bloods," "The Good Wife," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Law & Order: SVU."
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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