WAKE UP with BWW 11/25/14 - NeNe Leakes Joins CINDERELLA and More!
By: Jessica Showers Nov. 25, 2014
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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: NeNe Leakes takes the stage, A CHRISTMAS MEMORY starts previews, David Burtka comes to 54 Below and more!
Reality and GLEE star NeNe Leakes makes her Broadway debut in CINDERELLA as 'Madame' tonight, and she's next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature!
Photo by Walter McBride.
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- REAL HOUSEWIVES' star NeNe Leakes (above) makes her Broadway debut!
- Irish Rep's A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, starring Alice Ripley, begins previews tonight.
- David Burtka returns to the stage at 54 Below in a show directed by his husband Neil Patrick Harris!
- And be sure to set your DVR! Kristin Chenoweth performs from her new album on THE TALK today.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- We got a first look (right) at Emma Stone onstage in CABARET!
- Idina Menzel performed at yesterday's Bloomingdale's Holiday Window unveiling and announced a 2015 World Tour!
- Judith Ivey and Dylan Baker have joined THE AUDIENCE on Broadway.
- ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY announced its full company!
- We got a sneak peek at Hugh Jackman in costume as 'Blackbeard' in the movie PAN...
- And RENT is heading to Cuba!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 55 and cloudy with rain later tonight.
Quote of the Day: A quote from CINDERELLA's new wicked stepmother...
"Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest."
-- NeNe Leakes (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Broadway Boys' holiday album HARK!, out today!
Video of the Day: Footage from the Broadway-bound HEART OF ROBIN HOOD!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to John Larroquette, who turns 66 today!
Larroquette last starred on Broadway in Gore Vidal's The Best Man, and before that, opposite Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, for which he won 2011 Tony, Drama Desk and Theatre World awards. Before taking to the stage, the actor starred in the sitcom Night Court and won four consecutive Emmys for his role. Among his other TV credits are The Librarians, Deception, Boston Legal, The West Wing, The John Larroquette Show and McBride.
Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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