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By: Aug. 20, 2018
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Today's Call Sheet:

-NAPOLEON By Stanley Kubrick gets a world premiere staged reading today!

-Shayna Michaels-led THE REIGNING OF PRINCESS POP plays final performance at Broadway Bound Theatre Festival today!

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - Samantha Barks & Andy Karl in PRETTY WOMAN

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What we're geeking out over: Chris McCarrell To Lead THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL National Tour

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What we're watching: The Pretty People of PRETTY WOMAN Celebrate Opening Night on Broadway!

Social Butterfly: Bonnie Milligan Talks All Things HEAD OVER HEELS and More!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Andrew Garfield, who turns 35 today!

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Andrew Garfield most recently won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role as Prior Walter in ANGELS IN AMERICA.

Andrew Garfield is an Academy Award-nominated actor who captivates global audiences with his transformative performances spanning feature films and notable theatre productions. He continues to evolve his body of work in powerful roles and compelling narratives.

Garfield made his Broadway debut in 2012 in the revival of Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Death Of A Salesman, opposite Phillip Seymour-Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols. His portrayal of Biff Loman earned him a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Film credits include Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which combined grossed over 1.5 billion at the box-office; Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes opposite Michael Shannon and Laura Dern; David Fincher's The Social Network, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor; Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan; Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus; Spike Jonze's robot love story I'm Here; Robert Redford's Lions For Lambs; Julian Jarrold's Red Riding Trilogy - 1974; and John Crowley's Boy A, for which he earned BAFTA's Best Actor Award in 2008.

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