WAKE UP with BWW 11/3/2015 - Bob Saget in HAND TO GOD and More!
By: Jessica Khan Nov. 03, 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: Everyone's favorite sitcom dad returns to Broadway tonight!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Bob Saget takes over the role of 'Pastor Greg' in Broadway's HAND TO GOD tonight!
- The New Group's STEVE begins performances tonight Off-Broadway, while NIGHT IS A ROOM starts at Signature Theatre.
- XANADU makes its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse this evening...
- And be sure to set your DVR - Kristin Chenoweth appears on THE MUPPETS tonight!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- 39 STEPS is aiming for a Broadway return in 2016, and AMÉLIE is eyeing a 2017 New York bow!
- Joshua Jackson, Anne Son, Mahershala Ali and Tessa Thompson will star in Second Stage's SMART PEOPLE.
- We got a first look (right) at Broadway's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, plus a peek inside rehearsals for the new WHITE CHRISTMAS tour, shots of Glenn Close getting ready for SUNSET BOULEVARD, and photos of Alison Luff and Matt Magnusson in Pasadena Playhouse's BREAKING THROUGH!
- Elaine May will direct PBS's special on Mike Nichols, with appearances by Hanks, Streep and more.
- And the London Evening Standard has announced the shortlist for 61st Theatre Awards - GYPSY's Imelda Staunton, PHOTOGRAPH 51's Nicole Kidman and more!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 73 degrees and sunny today - gorgeous!
Quote of the Day: A word from HAND TO GOD's newest cast member Bob Saget...
"I think when you dissect a joke too much, you have ruined whatever there is in comedy."
-- Bob Saget (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: The West End's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, screened across the U.S. today. Go behind the scenes in the video!
What we're listening to: BROADWAY'S CAROLS FOR A CURE, VOL. 17, out now and featuring the stars of HAMILTON, SCHOOL OF ROCK and more!
Video of the Day: The brand-new promo for NBC's THE WIZ LIVE!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Terrence McNally, who turns 77 today!
McNally wrote the book for THE VISIT, which just ran on Broadway starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees. His other musicals include CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, RAGTIME (which won him a Tony Award in 1998), CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCER'S LIFE, THE FULL MONTY, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (which earned him a Tony in 1993), and THE RINK. Among the prolific writer's Broadway plays are IT'S ONLY A PLAY, MOTHERS AND SONS, MASTER CLASS (Tony Award Best Play in 1996), DEUCE, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE, LOVE! VALOR! COMPASSION! (Tony for Best Play in 1995), THE RITZ, BAD HABITS, MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT, AND THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NGIHT and THE LADY OF CAMELLIAS. McNally has also received an Emmy Award, two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, two Lucille Lortel Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, two Obies, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1996.
Photo by Scott Kirkham
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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