WAKE UP with BWW 11/20/14 - A DELICATE BALANCE, LITTLE DANCER, Menzel in Concert and More!
By: Jessica Showers Nov. 20, 2014
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: John Lithgow and Glenn Close star in A DELICATE BALANCE, opening tonight on Broadway, LITTLE DANCER opens in D.C., Idina Menzel appears in an afternoon concert and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE opens on Broadway!
- Ahrens & Flaherty's new musical LITTLE DANCER opens tonight in D.C.
- IF/THEN's Idina Menzel performs at NYC's iHeartRadio theatre this afternoon!
- Tony nominee Emily Skinner stars in Virginia Rep's MAME, beginning tonight...
- And be sure to set your DVR! AN ILIAD appears on tonight's 'Theater Close-Up' on THIRTEEN.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Erin Mackey and more will star in Encores! LADY, BE GOOD!
- The Broadway-bound production of GIGI, starring Vanessa Hudgens, unveiled a new poster (right) and a first look at its star.
- HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, the new ANNIE movie and more round out the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade lineup!
- Broadway's THE RIVER, starring Hugh Jackman, has extended into February.
- We got a first look at the new stars of ROCK OF AGES, plus highlights from NEWSIES on tour!
- We got a sneak peek at Aaron Tveit and the cast of ASSASSINS in rehearsal across the pond.
- The Edgar Allen Poe musical play NEVERMORE will open off-Broadway this winter...
- Stephen Colbert is set to host the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors on CBS in December.
- And NBC will air a "making of" PETER PAN LIVE! special next week!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 43 degrees. Keep everyone still under piles of snow in Buffalo in your thoughts today!
Quote of the Day: A DELICATE BALANCE's Glenn Close on energy...
"I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that taking over a room energy."
-- Glenn Close (via BrainyQuote)
Video of the Day: To prep for Glenn Close's return to the stage tonight, watch her performance in SUNSET BOULEVARD at the 1995 Tony Awards!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jeremy Jordan, who hits the big 3-0 today!
Jordan last starred on Broadway in Newsies and before that Bonnie and Clyde, Rock of Ages and West Side Story. The actor also appeared in Encores! A Bed and A Chair last year. Jordan acts opposite Anna Kendrick in the upcoming film adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years and has appeared on television in NBC's Smash.
Encores! A BED AND A CHAIR.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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