Broadway AM Report, 8/22/2016 - James Corden, GREGORIAN and More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 22, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
Howard McGillin (portrait by Walter McBride),
who just returned to Feinstein's/54 Below in May!
TODAY'S BIG NEWS: GREGORIAN opens Off-Broadway, and the company of LOVE, LOVE, LOVE meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
BROADWAY BOUNTy Hunter!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- The scandal-ridden REBECCA could finally be coming to Broadway!
- The new GROUNDHOG DAY musical is reportedly eyeing Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre this spring.
- We got a look at the opening bows (right) for Joe Iconis's BROADWAY BOUNTy Hunter with Annie Golden, plus a peek at The Old Globe's starry LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST and the cast of OCTOBER SKY!
- We chatted with Broadway vet and STRANGER THINGS star Gaten Matarazzo!
- There was a lot of weird, upsetting news from the theatre world this weekend, including a producer conning investors with a fake Lupita Nyong'o play, and a former Broadway dancer admitted to murdering his boyfriend...
- But in lighter news, Broadway's Christine Dwyer and Matt DeAngelis are engaged!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 83 - good job, Monday!
What we're looking forward to reading: Laura Benanti's upcoming book of funny essays, out next year...
What we're looking forward to listening to: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM cast album, set for release next month!
What we're watching: The new web series TURNING THE TABLES - check out the first episode below!
Video of the Day: Watch Idina Menzel's "Queen of Swords" music video!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to James Corden, who turns 38 today!
James Corden, current host of THE LATE LATE SHOW, also emceed the Tony Awards this year. He last starred on Broadway in ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, which won him a Tony and a Drama Desk in 2012 after transferring from London. The actor also appeared on film and onstage in THE HISTORY BOYS in both New York and the West End. He recently starred as 'The Baker' in the movie adaptation of INTO THE WOODS and also appeared in the film THE LADY IN THE VAN and the TV series THE WRONG MANS. He is the creator and star of the BBC sitcom GAVIN & STACEY.
Photo by John Paul Filo/CBS
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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