Broadway AM Report, 9/8/2016 - SPAMILTON Opens and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 08, 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: SPAMILTON (more here) and EDWIN, THE Edwin Booth STORY open Off-Broadway, and the stars of OH, HELLO meet the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Sarah Wyatt, Lizzie Markson and Dustin Harris Smith will lead MAMMA MIA! on tour!
- Broadway's ON YOUR FEET! performed without working sets earlier this week.
- We got a first look (right) at Jessica Vosk & Kristen Martin in WICKED on tour, plus photos & footage from this year's Elsie Fest, shots from The REP's starry FOLLIES in St. Louis, LiLlias White in Ma Rainey'S BLACK BOTTOM in L.A., and pictures from MY FAIR LADY's opening in Sydney!
- BROADWAY SUPPORTS BLACK LIVES MATTER has been cancelled at 54 Below...
- Kristin Chenoweth will perform the National Anthem on SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
- And speaking of Kristin, NBC's HAIRSPRAY LIVE! has finalized its cast!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 89 degrees. Where's fall? We're ready!
What we're geeking out over: BWW's exclusive clip about the origin of Gaston from the extras on the 25th anniversary release of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
What we're listening to: Clips from Barbra Streisand's Town Hall on her SiriusXM channel!
Video of the Day: Watch highlights from The Public's TWELFTH NIGHT musical in Central Park!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Gaten Matarazzo, who turns 14 today!
Gaten Matarazzo, currently rocketing to fame playing the role of 'Dustin Henderson' on the Netflix original series STRANGER THINGS, last starred on Broadway as 'Gavroche' in LES MISERABLES. Before that, he appeared in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, and in the 25th anniversary tour of LES MIZ. The actor has also appeared on TV in THE BLACKLIST.
at Elsie Fest last weekend! Photo by Michael Simon.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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