Broadway AM Report, 3/28/2016 - HEAD OF PASSES with Phylicia Rashad and More!
By: Jessica Khan Mar. 28, 2016
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: HEAD OF PASSES, starring Phylicia Rashad, opens at The Public tonight, and stars gather to perform the songs of Jill Abramovitz at NYPL this evening!
Cheyenne Jackson (portrait by Walter McBride),
who recently starred in MCP's THE SECRET GARDEN!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- The musical adaptation of OCTOBER SKY will make its West Coast debut this fall!
- Paul Slade Smith is taking over for Kelsey Grammer in FINDING NEVERLAND this April...
- Fortune Magazine has named HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda one of "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders."
- We got a look at footage of Martin & Brickell's performance at the opening of BRIGHT STAR, plus curtain call pics (right), and the stars of the West End's FOREVER PLAID in costume!
- The movie version of BLACKBIRD, now titled UNA, is done filming.
- HAMILTON is eyeing a West End debut at the Victoria Palace Theatre...
- A memorial celebration for Robert X. Modica will be held next month.
- And a big congrats to Marc Shaiman and Lou Mirabal, who tied the knot this weekend!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Overcast and rainy this morning and windy this afternoon, with a high of 61. Don't forget your umbrella!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday girl Lady Gaga...
"I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life."
-- Lady Gaga (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Jared Zirilli singing "Some People" from LaChiusa's RAIN at The Old Globe!
Video of the Day: In honor of her birthday, watch Lady Gaga's innovative tribute to David Bowie at the 2016 Grammy Awards!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Lady Gaga, who turns 30 today!
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Lady Gaga has sold over 27-million albums, 130-million singles, and more than 4 million tickets globally to her award-winning live performances. She has won a total of 6 Grammy Awards - her most recent for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for CHEEK TO CHEEK, her 2014 collaboration with Tony Bennett, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. She recently starred on FX in AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL and won a Golden Globe for her role. This year, Lady Gaga sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 and performed in tribute to the late David Bowie at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. She also sang the 2016 Oscar-nominated song "Til It Happens to You" at the Academy Awards and is currently at work on a new album.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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