Broadway AM Report, 9/6/2016 - New Star at THE LAYOVER, MISSED CONNECTIONS Returns & More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 06, 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: Maria Dizzia joins Second Stage Theatre's THE LAYOVER this evening, and BEARS IN SPACE, A TASTE OF HONEY and MISSED CONNECTIONS all begin tonight Off-Broadway!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Babs made history yet again with her 11th No. 1 album!
- We got a first look (right) at photos and footage from MY FAIR LADY, directed by Julie Andrews in Australia, plus an exclusive preview from the LIKE YOU LIKE IT album, pics and highlights from Off-Broadway's STUFFED meet & greet, and shots from Eugene Pack's starry new play reading in The Hamptons!
- There was some big drama over a Wells Fargo ad seeming to favor jobs in science over those in the arts....
- Angela Lansbury could appear on GAME OF THRONES' final season, while SHE LOVES ME's Zachary Levi is producing a sci-fi thriller for NBC.
- And stage and screen star Jon Polito has died at the age of 65...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Windy and cloudy with a high of 84 to kick off your work week!
What we're geeking out over: The upcoming live TV version of the FOR THE RECORD series, which spotlights the soundtracks of legendary filmmakers and has a huge following in L.A. Watch a trailer for one of the shows below!
What we're listening to: The Barbra Streisand Channel, returning to SiriusXM today!
What we're watching: Idina Menzel's bare-bones music video for "I See You" from her new album!
Video of the Day: See Cynthia Erivo perform a tune from THE LAST FIVE YEARS with Jason Robert Brown at Elsie Fest!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Rosie Perez, who turns 52 today!
Perez last starred on Broadway in Larry David's FISH IN THE DARK. Before that, she appeared on the Great White Way in THE RITZ, RECKLESS, THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE and FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE. She also took part in THE 24 HOUR PLAYS from 2003 to 2009. Among her Off-Broadway credits are CLOSE UP SPACE, REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKES ME HOT and THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES. Her breakthrough film role was in Spike Lee's DO THE RIGHT THING, followed by WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP. She received an Oscar nomination for FEARLESS and three Emmy nods for her work as a choreographer on IN LIVING COLOR. Perez has also appeared as a regular co-host on THE VIEW.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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