Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: BC/EFA hosts BROADWAY BACKWARDS, and puppets celebrate across the globe!
- Julie White hosts BC/EFA's BROADWAY BACKWARDS, featuring Chita Rivera and more, tonight!
- The American Theatre Wing doles out its 2016 Larson Grants today...
- And it's World Puppetry Day! AVENUE Q is marking the occasion with a celebration today Times Square.
Creel, Levi, Benanti & Krakowski take their bows
on SHE LOVES ME's opening night.
Video of the Day: In honor of World Puppetry Day, watch AVENUE Q's Nicky and Trekkie Monster interview people around Times Square!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Santino Fontana, who turns 34 today!
Fontana will soon be seen in Encores! 1776 and last starred on Broadway in ACT ONE. Before that, he appeared in Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, which earned him a Tony nomination in 2013. Among his other Broadway credits are THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (which earned him a Drama Desk Award), BILLY ELLIOT and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. He has also starred off-Broadway in ZORBA at Encores!, SONS OF THE PROPHET and THE FANTASTICKS. Current star of the TV series CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND and SHADES OF BLUE, Fontana also played 'Aaron Miller' in the cult web series SUBMISSIONS ONLY and voiced the role of 'Hans' in Disney's FROZEN.
