Broadway AM Report, 8/3/2016 - Marquees Dim for Nederlander and More!
By: Jessica Khan Aug. 03, 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 cast of SHE LOVES ME celebrates their album release at Barnes & Noble, marquees will be dimmed on Broadway, in the West End and in Chicago in memory of James M. Nederlander, and the company of HOLIDAY INN meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Sean Hayes and Rosie O'Donnell are the latest stars to join NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
- Audra McDonald, Laura Osnes, Rory O'Malley and more are set for this year's Sleep Out for Covenant House.
- Stephen Sondheim and David Ives will premiere a new musical at the Public next year!
- Neil Patrick Harris and Sutton Foster are among 92Y's fall 2016 lineup.
- We got a peek (right) at the cast of HOLIDAY INN in rehearsal, a look at the opening night of MEN ON BOATS, and footage of Leslie Odom Jr.'s appearance on TONIGHT!
- TCG's 2016 Gala will honor ECLIPSED playwright Danai Gurira and more...
- You can now apply for a classroom grant from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.
- The West End's GUYS AND DOLLS revival will close four months early...
- And Lady Gaga, Billy Joel and more will take part in NBC's 90th birthday special for Tony Bennett!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 79 and sunny - enjoy this beautiful day!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday boy Tony Bennett...
"It sounds so simple, but if you just be yourself, you're different than anyone else."
-- Tony Bennett (via BrainyQuote)
What we're geeking out over: The new promo images for FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!
What we're watching: Kermit the Frog's recent collaboration with The Skivvies!
Video of the Day: Celebrate Tony Bennett with this "The Best Is Yet To Come" duet featuring Diana Krall!
And speaking of the music legend, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Tony Bennett, who turns 90 today!
Bennett is a 19-time Grammy Award winner whose songs cross all generational lines and encompass several genres and styles. His prolific discography includes 57 studio albums, 11 live albums, 31 compilation albums and 81 singles, and he holds the industry record of being the oldest artist, at the age of 88, to place an album at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 list. Bennett has appeared on Broadway in Tony Bennett IN CONCERT, TONY AND LENA SING and JULE'S FRIENDS AT THE PALACE. A special titled "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come" will air on NBC this winter.
Entertainment Icon Award earlier this summer.
Photo by Stephen Sorokoff.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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