WAKE UP with BWW 11/5/14 - SHOW BOAT, WIESENTHAL, MADE IN DAGENHAM and More!
By: Jessica Showers Nov. 05, 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: The New York Philharmonic welcomes a whole crew of stars for SHOW BOAT, beginning tonight, and the new stage adaptation of MADE IN DAGENHAM opens in the West End!
Next up in our series of Broadway stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Simon Stephens (portrait by Walter McBride), writer of the stage adaptation of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME in the West End and on the Great White Way, and off-Broadway's PUNK ROCK!
Photo by Walter McBride.
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The New York Philharmonic's SHOW BOAT, starring Vanessa Williams, Julian Ovenden, Lauren Worsham, Norm Lewis and more, opens tonight!
- The Tom Dugan-led WIESENTHAL opens off-Broadway this evening..
- MADE IN DAGENHAM, with Gemma Arterton and more, and LA SOIRÉE open in the West End!
- And be sure to set your DVR for Bette Midler's interview and performance on FALLON tonight!
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Encores! THE BAND WAGON could be on its way to Broadway...
- Whitney Bashor, Bryan Fenkart and more will star in DINER at Signature Theatre!
- St. Louis, Angel, Zbornik and Davidson are joining WICKED's Second National Tour this month.
- We got a sneak peek (right) at the cast of THE LAST SHIP in the recording studio...
- The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature performances from SIDE SHOW, FINDING NEVERLAND, NBC's PETER PAN LIVE! and more!
- Stephen Sondheim's new -- but cut -- song "She'll Be Back" from INTO THE WOODS will be featured on DVD.
- LOVE LETTERS star Carol Burnett is writing a book about her career-launching CBS variety show!
- Cyndi Lauper participated in a reddit AMA last night, and you can check out highlights here!
- Tony-winning choreographer Donald Saddler has passed away at the age of 94.
- And in a bit of Shia LaBeouf-like drama, former NHL player Sean Avery has quit off-Broadway's NEGATIVE IS POSITIVE after blowing up in rehearsal.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 65 and overcast today, with rain late tonight and a low of 52 degrees.
Quote of the Day: A word from MADE IN DAGENHAM's Gemma Arterton...
"You can't connect with something you're not passionate about."
-- Gemma Arterton (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to: Kristin Chenoweth's PBS Fall Arts Festival special COMING HOME, set to air on November 28. See the set list here and get a first look below (plus go behind the scenes here)!
Video of the Day: Check out the first trailer for the film adaptation of SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, starring Cheyenne Jackson and Gena Rowlands!
And finally, a Happy Birthday shout-out to Andrea McArdle, who turns 51 today!
McArdle made her Broadway debut in 1977 in the title role of Annie and became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She appeared in the TV movie Rainbow, starring Judy Garland, the following year. McArdle went on to star in Broadway's Les Miserables, Starlight Express, Beauty and the Beast and State Fair. She played 'Sally Bowles' in an international tour of Cabaret in 2001 and more recently returned to Annie as 'Miss Hannigan' in North Carolina and Los Angeles. Her most recent regional credit was last year's Mame at Bucks County Playhouse.
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Photo by Walter McBride.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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