WAKE UP with BWW 10/29/2015 - Keira Knightley on Broadway and More!
By: Jessica Khan Oct. 29, 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: Keira Knightley makes her Broadway debut in THERESE RAQUIN, opening tonight!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- NBC announced the full company of THE WIZ LIVE!
- We got a first look (right) at photos and highlights from ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Encores!, plus a peek at Piper Perabo and more in MCC's LOST GIRLS, and shots of Marin Ireland and more in a reading of '3C'!
- Justin Kirk, Nicole Parker and more will return for THESE PAPER BULLETS at the Atlantic.
- Erin Davie, Klea Blackhurst and more have joined York's Gala to honor Angela Lansbury...
- Vanessa Williams, Rita Moreno, Liz Callaway and more are set for Lincoln Center's 2016 AMERICAN SONGBOOK season.
- HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD is selling out left and right in London!
- And Kristin Chenoweth will guest star on THE MUPPETS next month, plus she will voice 'Fifi' in the upcoming PEANUTS movie!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 71 degrees and cloudy today, with chilly temperatures for this evening's theatergoers...
Quote of the Day: A word from THERESE RAQUIN star Keira Knightley...
"Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human."
-- Keira Knightley (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to reading: The new edition of Alice Walker's Pulitzer-winning novel THE COLOR PURPLE, set to hit the shelves when the revival begins on Broadway!
What we're watching: The trailer for FIRST YOU DREAM - THE MUSIC OF KANDER & EBB, featuring Norm Lewis, Heidi Blickenstaff, Julia Murney and more. The special premieres on PBS next month!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Richard Dreyfuss, who turns 68 today!
Dreyfuss most recently appeared in the West End in THE PRODUCERS, and before that, took the Broadway stage in SLY FOX, DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, TOTAL ABANDON and BUT, SERIOUSLY... The actor won an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 1978 for the film THE GOODBYE GIRL and was nominated in 1995 for MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS. Among his other big screen credits are CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, JAWS and AMERICAN GRAFFITI. Dreyfuss will soon appear in the title role of the TV movie MADOFF.
Photo by Carol Rosegg
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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