Broadway AM Report, 8/19/2016 - AUBERGINE, MEN ON BOATS and More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 19, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
is Keala Settle (portrait by Walter McBride),
currently starring in WAITRESS on Broadway!
THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS: AUBERGINE begins previews tonight, and MEN ON BOATS plays its final show Off-Broadway this Sunday!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Andrea Martin will play 'Prudy Pingleton' in NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
- Brandon Victor Dixon joins HAMILTON as 'Aaron Burr' next week.
- SIGNIFICANT OTHER has set its Broadway dates...
- Brian Dennehy, Kate Baldwin, Tituss Burgess and more are slated for Sheen Center.
- We got a sneak peek (right) at Diane Lane in rehearsal for THE CHERRY ORCHARD, plus pics from A TALE OF TWO CITIES getting ready in the UK, a first listen to Barbra Streisand's ENCORE album, and footage of the AMERICAN PSYCHO cast tributing Duncan Sheik!
- Matthew Broderick, Stockard Channing and more will take part in a new play reading in The Hamptons...
- The RED EYE OF LOVE cast album with Kelli O'Hara & more will be released next month.
- And SPRING AWAKENING's Michael Arden and Andy Mientus tied the knot!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Highs in the mid-80s all weekend, with thunderstorms on Sunday...
What we're geeking out over: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins' upcoming solo album, THE FIDDLER: EXPANDING TRADITION. Listen to her play below!
What we're looking forward to listening to: The all-star recording of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL - check out a demo featuring Brittney Johnson!
Video of the Day: We've got music on the brain today, so what better way to celebrate the weekend than Babs' duet with Antonio Banderas on "Take Me To the World"?
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to John Stamos, who turns 53 today!
John Stamos last starred on Broadway in Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN. Before that, he appeared in BYE BYE BIRDIE, NINE, CABARET and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. The actor is best known for his role as 'Jesse Katsopolis' on the sitcom FULL HOUSE (he reprised the part for FULLER HOUSE on Netflix), and has also appeared on the small screen in ER, GLEE, THE NEW NORMAL, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, GRANDFATHERED and will be seen in the upcoming season of SCREAM QUEENS. Stamos also recently took the stage as 'Chef Louis' in THE LITTLE MERMAID in concert at The Hollywood Bowl.
at The Hollywood Bowl this summer.
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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