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WAKE UP with BWW 10/26/2015 - BRIDGING THE GAP, Galas All Night and More!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 26, 2015
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: Stars help Wesley Taylor 'BRIDGE THE GAP' for The Actors Fund tonight, DGF and Abingdon host their annual galas, and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Kerstin Anderson (portrait by Walter McBride), currrent star of THE SOUND OF MUSIC National Tour!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Wesley Taylor's BRIDGING THE GAP benefit reading, with Lane, Messing and more, is set for tonight!
- Darren Criss hosts Dramatists Guild Fund's 2015 'LUCKY STARS' Gala this evening...
- Holland Taylor and more will appear at Abingdon's 2015 Gala tonight.
- Gob Squad's BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES opens tonight at The Public.
- DEAR ELIZABETH, with a rotating cast of stars, begins tonight at Women's Project Theater...
- And the company of off-Broadway's ONCE UPON A MATTRESS meets the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Ruby Lewis will make her Broadway debut in Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR, while Roundabout's SHE LOVES ME has new Broadway dates.
- The Old Globe's 2016 summer season will feature Steve Martin's METEOR SHOWER and LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST, directed by Kathleen Marshall!
- Annaleigh Ashford and Marin Mazzie will take part in the Drama League's Centennial Gala!
- BC/EFA's GYPSY OF THE YEAR competition returns this December...
- Tori Amos' THE LIGHT PRINCESS debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Broadway chart, while STAGES is Josh Groban's ninth half-million selling album.
- Speaking of cast albums, AMAZING GRACE will record theirs next month for a January release!
- Jessie Mueller will play a recurring role in ABC's drama THE FAMILY.
- And playwright Jerome Kass and actress Maureen O'Hara have passed away...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 60 degrees and sunny! Happy Monday!
What we're looking forward to listening to: The cast recording of Joe Iconis' new musical BE MORE CHILL, out on digital this week!
What we're watching: CBS's SUPERGIRL, starring GLEE's Melissa Benoist and Broadway's Jeremy Jordan and Laura Benanti, premiering tonight!
Video of the Day: Watch the full LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER SHOW BOAT concert with Norm Lewis, Vanessa Williams and more!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Will Swenson, who turns 42 today!
Swenson, who just appeared in 'ROCKY HORROR' at Pioneer Theatre Company in Utah, is married to fellow Broadway star Audra McDonald. He last appeared on the Great White Way in LES MISERABLES. Among his past credits are PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, HAIR (which earned him a Tony nod in 2009), 110 IN THE SHADE, LESTAT and BROOKLYN. The actor has also taken the off-Broadway stage in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, MURDER BALLAD, ROCK OF AGES, ADRIFT IN MACAO, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, and in the Las Vegas production of WE WILL ROCK YOU.
Photo by Aaron Swenson
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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