Broadway AM Report, 3/25/2016 - WAITRESS, DEAR EVAN HANSEN with Ben Platt & More!
By: Jessica Khan Mar. 25, 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? This weekend's big news: WAITRESS bakes on Broadway, DEAR EVAN HANSEN begins and more!
Ben Platt (portrait by Walter McBride), star of
off-Broadway's DEAR EVAN HANSEN!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- WAITRESS, starring Jessie Mueller, starts previews tonight on Broadway!
- Charles Busch's CLEOPATRA begins off-Broadway this evening...
- And DEAR EVAN HANSEN kicks off performances at Second Stage this Saturday.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Redgrave, Bourne, Riley and more are set to present at the 2016 Olivier Awards, plus Lauper will perform!
- Brian d'Arcy James and Jennifer Simard will announce this year's Outer Critics Circle nominees.
- We got a first look (right) at PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS in the West End, highlights from Broadway's Bright Star, and the music video for AMERICAN PSYCHO's "Selling Out"!
- New York and London stage star Cush Jumbo will lead SAINT JOAN at the Donmar.
- Mandy Patinkin is bringing his solo show to the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene...
- The I AM HARVEY MILK premiere with Chenoweth & Lippa has found its full cast.
- And Tony winner Nina Arianda has signed on for the TV legal drama TRIAL!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 70 and rainy today, with temps in the mid-50s this weekend!
What we're listening to: The London Cast Recording of AMERICAN PSYCHO, out today!
Video of the Day: In honor of WAITRESS starting tonight on Broadway, watch Jessie Mueller sing "She Used to Be Mine" in rehearsal!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Sarah Jessica Parker, who turns 51 today!
Parker, best known for her Emmy-winning role as 'Carrie Bradshaw' in the TV series SEX AND THE CITY, last starred onstage in Manhattan Theatre Club's THE COMMONS OF PENSACOLA, opposite Blythe Danner. Among her Broadway credits are ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, 'HOW TO SUCCEED', THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, ANNIE and THE INNOCENTS. She has also appeared off-Broadway in WONDER OF THE WORLD, SYLVIA, THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE and TO GILLiAN ON HER 37TH BIRTHDAY. Among her big screen credits are HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, HOCUS POCUS, ED WOOD, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB and more. The actress has also appeared on the small screen in DIVORCE and GLEE.
THE COMMONS OF PENSACOLA.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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