Broadway AM Report, 3/23/2016 - LES MIZ Turns Two and More!
By: Jessica Khan Mar. 23, 2016
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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: Les Miserables celebrates its 2nd anniversary on Broadway, and SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Eric Sciotto takes over BWW's Twitter today!
is Lorin Latarro (portrait by Walter McBride),
choreographer of Broadway's WAITRESS!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- 'CURIOUS INCIDENT' will conclude its Broadway run this fall before heading out on tour!
- Speaking of tours, FUN HOME is launching its traveling production in Cleveland this fall.
- HAMILTON is holding open auditions this May!
- We got a look (right) at CHICAGO's new 20th anniversary art, plus photos from BC/EFA's BROADWAY BACKWARDS, a peek at Encores! 1776 in rehearsal, where we caught up with the company, and shots from GUYS AND DOLLS in the UK!
- Kelli O'Hara, Stephen Schwartz, Patti LuPone and more are slated for Symphony Space's PROJECT B-WAY/95.
- Playwrights Horizons will celebrate the music of Lopez, Tesori and more at its 2016 spring gala!
- Ivo van Hove's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and the new AMELIE musical are among the Ahmanson's 2016-17 lineup.
- And after 15 years of performing together, the von Trapps are retiring their family act...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 70 degrees (nice!) and partly cloudy for Hump Day!
What we're listening to: SCHOOL OF ROCK's Sierra Boggess singing the National Anthem at Sunday's New York Knicks game!
What we're watching: Watch highlights from this year's BROADWAY BACKWARDS, featuring Tony Yazbeck, Chita Rivera, Danielle Brooks and more!
Video of the Day: In honor of LES MIZ's 2nd Anniversary, check out scenes of the original Broadway revival cast in action!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Melissa Errico, who turns 46 today!
Errico, soon to be seen in DO I HEAR A WALTZ? at Encores!, last appeared on the New York stage in Classic Stage Company's PASSION. Before that, she starred on Broadway in IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, AMOUR, HIGH SOCIETY, MY FAIR LADY and ANNA KARENINA, as well as off-Broadway's FINIAN'S RAINBOW, AUNT DAN AND LEMON, MAJOR BARBARA, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and CALL ME MADAM and ONE TOUCH OF VENUS at Encores! She also participated in concert productions of CAMELOT, BRIGADOON, CHILDREN AND ART and SHORT TALKS ON THE UNIVERSE. The actress currently stars in the TV series BILLIONS.
Photo by Jill Steinberg
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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