Broadway AM Report, 5/31/2016 - Jane Krakowski, CHARLIE BROWN and More!
By: Jessica Fallon Gordon May. 31, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
TUCK EVERLASTING's Andrew Keenan-Bolger
(portrait by Walter McBride)!
TODAY'S BIG NEWS: SHE LOVES ME's Jane Krakowski is getting a portrait at Sardi's today, plus the company of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN celebrates its opening night at the York Theatre!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- FULLY COMMITTED starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson has extended its run one week.
- Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom, Jr. both had TV appearances on Friday night. Check them both out here!
- Could THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID musical be moving to Broadway? The New York Times seems to think so...
- We got a ton of new photos and videos this weekend: Angela Lansbury and more celebrated the 50th anniversary of MAME at Sardi's and the Outer Critics Circle hosted it's awards ceremony for the 2015-16 season. Plus a first look at Jamie Camil as Billy Flynn in Broadway's CHICAGO, photos and video from the new FROZEN LIVE AT THE HYPERION stage musical at Disney California Adventure, and shots from the world premiere of ANASTASIA (above)!
- Audra McDonald, Vanessa Williams, Matthew Morrison and more have joined the summer lineup for Provincetown's Broadway @ Town Hall series! -Several shows ended their runs this weekend including TUCK EVERLASTING, THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM and DEAR EVAN HANSEN.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 68 degrees with a some morning showers - it should be clear for your commute to the theatre!
Quote of the Day: A word from FULLY COMMITTED star Jesse Tyler Ferguson...
"I love TV now, and 'Modern Family,' but what draws me back to theater is that initial instinct of wanting to be a theater actor. I love the challenge of starting a play and not stopping until you finish. I love the immediacy of trusting your instincts."
-- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: Shoshana Bean shared some video from rehearsals of FUNNY GIRL at North Shore Music Theatre and she is absolutely nailing Fanny Brice!
What we're geeking out about: The amazing Ken Fallin's drawing of the 2015-16 theatre season. Can you name all of the shows he included?
Video of the Day: The newest installment of BACKSTAGE BITE with Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Watch as Andrew and Katie make some deliciously non-nutritious goodies....
And a Happy Birthday shoutout to HAMILTON's Phillipa Soo who turns 26 today!
Phillipa can currently be seen playing Eliza Hamilton in Broadway's HAMILTON. Soo recently appeared Off-Broadway in Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 and has appeared regionally in School For Wives. Her television credits include "SMASH" and "Keep the Change."
Happy Birthday Phillipa!
Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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