Broadway AM Report, 10/7/2016 - KINGDOM COME, STUFFED and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 07, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
STUFFED's Lisa Lampanelli (portrait by Walter McBride)!
THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS:
- Roundabout Underground's KINGDOM COME brings online dating to the stage tonight!
- Rufus Bonds, Jr. stars in MAN OF LA MANCHA, starting tonight in Seattle, while Richard Dreyfuss leads RELATIVITY in Connecticut...
- Lisa Lampanelli's STUFFED premieres this evening Off-Broadway.
- And LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES begins on Broadway this Saturday!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- AMERICAN IDIOT is headed to HBO!
- Daniel Radcliffe will star in the Old Vic's ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, and Frances Ruffelle is set for a revival of THE WILD PARTY.
- Mary Beth Peil is returning for ANASTASIA on Broadway, and Becky Gulsvig has signed on for SCHOOL OF ROCK.
- Stephen Schwartz's SCHIKANEDER is eyeing Hugh Jackman for a Broadway run...
- We got a first look (right) at photos and highlights from FUN HOME on tour, shots from TICK, TICK... BOOM! Off-Broadway, images from HEDWIG's opening night on tour, and interviews with the cast of RIDE THE CYCLONE!
- And a documentary is in the works on Ian McKellen, while Adam Shankman will helm Disney's ENCHANTED sequel.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with highs in the 70s all weekend; possible rain Saturday evening.
What we're geeking out over: Mike Daisey's last-ever performance of THE TRUMP CARD, set to be live-streamed from NYC's Town Hall!
What we're watching: Broadway's Lewis Black: BLACK TO THE FUTURE, airing tonight on Comedy Central!
What we're listening to: FOX's ROCKY HORROR cast performing "Over at the Frankenstein's Place"!
Video of the Day: Watch Kristin Chenoweth's special duet with James Corden!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Tim Minchin, who turns 41 today!
Minchin is the composer and lyricist behind GROUNDHOG DAY and MATILDA THE MUSICAL on Broadway, in the West End and on tour. He also starred as 'Judas' in the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR UK arena tour. Raised in Perth, Australia, Minchin is best known for his musical comedy and has released six CDs, five DVDs and performed in concert internationally. He rose to fame with his show DARKSIDE and went on to appear in Showtime's CALIFORNICATION. UWA and Mountview Academy have both awarded Minchin an honorary doctorate.
Photo by Craig Schwartz
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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