Broadway AM Report, 9/1/2016 - HOLIDAY INN Starts Its Stay and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 01, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Hello, September!
is Laura Michelle Kelly (portrait by Walter McBride), who recently appeared
in RAGTIME on Ellis Island & Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND!
TODAY'S BIG NEWS: Roundabout's HOLIDAY INN begins performances on Broadway, Mel Brooks appears at Radio City, and the cast of Off-Broadway's STUFFED meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Nick Cordero is set to star in Broadway's A BRONX TALE, which announced its complete cast!
- 'GREAT COMET' (more here) and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES found their full Broadway casts.
- We got a first look (right) at Mobile Unit's HAMLET, photos and footage of the cast in rehearsal for CHICAGO at SummerStage, and a peek at Chichester's HALF A SIXPENCE, which is transferring to the West End!
- Maria Dizzia is replacing Annie Parisse in Off-Broadway's THE LAYOVER...
- Richard Dreyfuss will lead Mark St. Germain's RELATIVITY in Hartford.
- THE BROADWAY PRINCE PARTY is galloping toward Feinstein's/54 Below!
- Christine Ebersole, Patti LuPone and more are among this year's Jeff Award nominees...
- Darren Criss is slated for a special HEDWIG acoustic performance in L.A.
- And Renée Elise Goldsberry sang us out at the final #Ham4Ham show yesterday!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon with a high of 81 - stay dry!
What we're geeking out over: Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince chatting about MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG in Lonny Price's new documentary - watch a clip below!
What we're looking forward to listening to: Sierra Boggess and more on THE WILD & WHIMSICAL WORLDS OF DAVID MALLAMUD album, out later this month!
Video of the Day: Watch Renée Elise Goldsberry sing a cut song from HAMILTON for the final lottery show yesterday!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Lily Tomlin, who turns 77 today!
After receiving a Special Tony Award in 1977, Tomlin won a Tony and Drama Desk for THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE in 1986. Her wife (then partner) Jane Wagner penned the show; Tomlin also took the stage in the 2001 Broadway revival. The actress' past stage credits include Broadway's APPEARING NITELY, which she wrote, and off-off-Broadway's BELOW THE BELT. She currently stars in the Netflix original series GRACE AND FRANKIE and can be heard as the voice of Ms. Frizzle on the kids series THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS. Originally a stand-up comedian, Tomlin's breakout role was as a cast member on the variety show ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN in the early '70s. Among her film credits are NASHVILLE, THE LATE SHOW, 9 TO 5, ALL OF ME, FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, I HEART HUCKABEES and GRANDMA. She was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2014.
Photo courtesy BC/EFA.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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