Brief 5/9: Winners Announced for the Theatre World Awards, and More!

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1) Noma Dumezweni, Harry Hadden-Paton, and More to Receive Theatre World Awards

The Theatre World Awards has announced, today, the 2018 Theatre World Award Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance. (more...)

2) VIDEO: Final Trailer Released for MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
by Stage Tube - May 08, 2018

Mamma Mia! HERE WE GO AGAIN comes to cinemas July 20, 2018! Check out the all new final trailer for the film below!. (more...)

3) Broadway Licensing Acquires CLUE: ON STAGE Licensing Rights
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018

Theatrical licensor Broadway Licensing has secured North American licensing rights to Clue: On Stage, which premiered at the Bucks County Playhouse.. (more...)

4) Lea Salonga to Play Final Performance in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND on June 24; Darlesia Cearcy to Take Over Erzulie
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018

The producers of Broadway's Once On This Island announced today that Lea Salonga will play her final performance in the show on June 24. Current cast member Darlesia Cearcy will take over the role of Erzulie on June 25.. (more...)

5) Gavin Creel to Don His Sunday Clothes Once More in HELLO, DOLLY! Starting Today, May 8
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2018

Gavin Creel, who received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Cornelius Hackl, returns to the Shubert Theatre today, Tuesday, May 8in Hello, Dolly! starring Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and four-time Tony Award nominee Victor Garber. While Creel was out temporarily to recover from back surgery, Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana stepped into the role of Cornelius.. (more...)

Today's Call Sheet:

-MOLASSES IN JANUARY begins previews tonight!

BWW Exclusive: Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Ethan Slater!

Set Your DVR...

-Michael C. Hall will appear on CBS THIS MORNING!

What we're geeking out over: Broadway star Idina Menzel transforms for UNDERCOVER BOSS: CELEBRITY EDITION!

What we're watching: Jim Parsons talks the importance of LGBT representation on THE LATE SHOW!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Glenda Jackson, who turns 82 today!

Glenda Jackson is a British actress and former Labour Party politician. As a professional actress from the late 1950s, she spent four years as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1964, being particularly associated with the work of director Peter Brook. During her film career, she won two Academy Awards for Best Actress: for Women in Love (1970), and A Touch of Class (1973). Other award-winning performances include Alex in the film Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and the BBC television serial Elizabeth R (also 1971); for the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award.

She is currently starring in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. Three Tall Women, alongside Tony Award winner, three-time Emmy Award winner, and 2018 Academy Award nominee Laurie Metcalf, and Tony Award nominee Alison Pill. This production is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello and produced by Scott Rudin. Three Tall Women had its official opening night on Thursday, March 29 at the Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street).

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!