Broadway AM Report, 5/20/2016 - The Drama League Awards and More!
By: Jessica Fallon Gordon May. 20, 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: The Drama League Awards are being presented today, hosted by Zachary Levi and Megan Hilty. Check out the list of nominees!
Photo by Mikael Jansson
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- New details on Broadway's FROZEN have surfaced!
- The Public announced its 2016-17 season.
- Douglas Hodge and Kelli Barrett will star in MY FAIR LADY at Bay Street Theatre...
- SCHOOL OF ROCK will open in London this fall, and Mark Rylance's NICE FISH is swimming across the pond!
- Can't make it to STARS IN THE ALLEY on June 3rd? Sierra Boggess and Alex Brightman will have you covered as social media correspondents.
- We got a look (right) at some stunning photos from the June issue of VOGUE featuring stars from the 2015-16 Broadway season!
- Michael Urie will reprise his role in BUYER & CELLAR at Westport Country Playhouse later this summer.
- Kelli O'Hara tweeted that she will be going out on tour this summer before her October concert at Carnegie Hall...
- A starry lineup of presenters is slated for the 2016 Obie Awards, and HAMILTON's Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform!
- And the Broadway company of WICKED will be welcoming Jennifer DiNoia as Elphaba later this summer.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 78 degrees - not a shabby way to start your weekend!
Quote of the Day: A word from one of our Drama League Award hosts, Zachary Levi...
"I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you."
-- Zachary Levi (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: Leslie Odom Jr.'s debut album of jazz classics being re-released next month!
What we're watching: SHE LOVES ME fans enjoying free treats from the show's NYC-roving ice cream truck - set to the song "Vanilla Ice Cream"!
Video of the Day: Get a sneak peek at York Theatre company's new production of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Sierra Boggess, who turns 34 today!
Sierra Boggess currently stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber's SCHOOL OF ROCK. Sierra made her Broadway debut originating the role of Ariel in THE LITTLE MERMAID, for which her performance received both a Drama Desk and Drama League Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. Boggess has also starred as Christine Daae in the critically acclaimed sequel to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LOVE NEVER DIES, for which she received an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance. The actress later returned to the role of Christine for PHANTOM's 25th anniversary, rejoining the Broadway company a year later again as Christine. Her other credits include IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, MASTER CLASS, and most recently, Lincoln Center's THE SECRET GARDEN in concert; her other West End credits include LES MISERABLES.
Photo by Matthew Murphy
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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