WAKE UP with BWW 11/18/2015 - STEVE and LAZARUS Off-Broadway, SPRING AWAKENING at the White House!
By: Jessica Khan Nov. 18, 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: STEVE and LAZARUS bow off-Broadway, SPRING AWAKENING heads to the White House and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Jessica Hecht (portrait by Walter McBride), who will soon appear on Broadway in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and has also taken the stage in THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, HARVEY, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, JULIUS CAESAR, AFTER THE FALL and THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- STEVE, directed by Cynthia Nixon, opens off-Broadway tonight!
- Will Swenson steps in for Earl Carpenter in Broadway's LES MISERABLES tonight...
- David Bowie & Enda Walsh's new musical LAZARUS starts tonight at NYTW!
- SPRING AWAKENING's White House performance will be live-streamed this afternoon.
- A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES, starring Nick Offerman, opens tonight in Boston!
- And the NBC's THE WIZ LIVE!, the 'BRIDGES' tour, and Paper Mill's A CHRISTMAS STORY meet the press, so stay tuned for coverage!
Photo by Paul Gilmore/NBC
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Kate Arrington, Greg Keller and John Procaccino have joined MTC's OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR.
- We got a first look (right) at Uzo Aduba, Amber Riley and more in costume for THE WIZ LIVE!
- MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is being adapted into a CMT series...
- Andrew Lloyd-Webber had a few words for THE LION KING after they touted their new 360 degree video.
- Craig Zadan & Neil Meron have promised to continue work on the BOMBSHELL musical after THE WIZ LIVE!
- And Barry Manilow has added new dates to his "One Last Time!" tour!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 59 degrees and cloudy at mid-week.
Quote of the Day: A word from LAZARUS creator David Bowie...
"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring."
-- David Bowie (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to watching: Disney's MARY POPPINS, airing on ABC next month!
Video of the Day: Watch LES MISERABLES' Alfie Boe perform "Bring Him Home" on TODAY!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Steven Pasquale, who turns 39 today!
Drama Desk nominee Pasquale last starred on Broadway opposite Kelli O'Hara in Jason Robert Brown's THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. Before that, he appeared in Neil LaBute's REASONS TO BE PRETTY. The actor also recently took the stage in Encores Off-Center's THE WILD PARTY and in CAROUSEL at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Among his off-Broadway credits are THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE..., A SOLDIER'S PLAY, FAT PIG, BEAUTIFUL CHILD, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, SPINNING INTO BUTTER and the original production of THE WILD PARTY, as well as concert productions of LITTLE FISH and THE SECRET GARDEN. Pasquale is known for his role as 'Sean Garrity' in the TV series RESCUE ME and for his appearances on THE GOOD WIFE, BLOODLINE, UP ALL NIGHT, SIX FEET UNDER and more.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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