WAKE UP with BWW 12/18/2015 - Block & James with NY Pops, FIDDLER and More!

- A new musical featuring the life and music of Jimmy Buffett is in the works!
- HBO will debut the documentary BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS this February.
- HAND TO GOD won a lawsuit over Abbott & Costello's famous 'Who's on First?' sketch...
- We got a first look (right) at Signature's WEST SIDE STORY, plus BRIGHT STAR in D.C.!
- Across the pond, BILLY ELLIOT's first UK tour stars have been announced, and CALL THE MIDWIFE's Helen George will star in AFTER MISS JULIE.
- You can sign up to be in GREASE LIVE!'s studio audience!
- As of today, live theater will receive the same tax breaks as TV and film.
- And SWEENEY TODD's original Judge Turpin, Edmund Lyndeck, has passed away...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Highs in the mid-40s and mostly sunny this weekend!

What we're listening to: Sarah Brightman's RARITIES, Vol. 1-3, out today!

Video of the Day: Watch Clickhole's hilarious spoof of extravagant holiday home displays, set to Alec Baldwin's "Coffee Is For Closers" speech from GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Katie Holmes, who turns 37 today!

Holmes last appeared on Broadway in DEAD ACCOUNTS and before that in ALL MY SONS. She rose to fame for her portrayal of 'Joey Potter' in the TV teen drama DAWSON'S CREEK. Among her film credits are PIECES OF APRIL, BATMAN BEGINS, THE ICE STORM, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, ABANDON, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, THE GIVER and more. Holmes has also appeared on TV in RAY DONOVAN, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, THE KENNEDYS, and more.