Broadway AM Report, 9/9/2016 - FUN HOME Bids Farewell and More!
By: Jessica Khan Sep. 09, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it?
THIS WEEKEND'S BIG NEWS: FIORELLO! opens tonight Off-Broadway, PROSPECT HIGH: BROOKLYN finishes its premiere run in NYC, CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE kicks off its tour in Boston, and FUN HOME says goodbye to Broadway!
(TONS OF) NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Danny DeVito will make his Broadway debut in THE PRICE!
- MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is coming to Sydney.
- We got a first look (right) at SPAMILTON, plus photos from Kerrigan & Lowdermilk's THE BAD YEARS in Brooklyn, shots from OH, HELLO's Broadway meet & greet, and highlights of Andrew Lippa in THE LIFE OF THE PARTY!
- Bidding is open for BC/EFA's 2016 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.
- Babs will be Chairperson for the World Trade Center's new performing arts space.
- BRIGHT STAR's Josh Rhodes is directing GUYS AND DOLLS at The Old Globe in 2017...
- Three original Broadway stars will join GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE on tour.
- David Fynn is set to star in SCHOOL OF ROCK in London.
- BROADWAY BOUNTy Hunter with Annie Golden is headed to Joe's Pub!
- And Colin Firth could appear at Lincoln Center in MY FAIR LADY...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with highs in the low 90s today and tomorrow. Thunderstorms set for Sunday...
What we're geeking out over: Lindsey Ferrentino's big win for her play UGLY LIES THE BONE!
Roundabout's UGLY LIES THE BONE.
Photo by Joan Marcus
What we're listening to: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM cast album, out today!
Video of the Day: In honor of its final performance this Saturday, watch FUN HOME's performance at the 2015 Tony Awards!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Harry Connick, Jr., who turns 49 on Sunday!
Connick, Jr. last starred on Broadway in ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Before that, he took the stage in Harry Connick, Jr. IN CONCERT ON BROADWAY, THE PAJAMA GAME (which earned him a Tony nod in 2006), THOU SHALT NOT (which he wrote and for which he received a 2002 Tony nomination) and AN EVENING WITH Harry Connick Jr. AND HIS ORCHESTRA. The actor is also well known for playing 'Leo Markus' on NBC's WILL & GRACE. The singer has sold more than 28 million albums worldwide and has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards.
Photo by Heather Wines/CBS
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!
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