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WAKE UP with BWW 1/5/2016 - Cheyenne Jackson and More!
By: Jessica Khan Jan. 05, 2016
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: Cheyenne Jackson appears on TODAY and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS, so stay tuned for clips, plus A CHORUS LINE comes to Riverside Theatre, helmed by Mitzi Hamilton!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Cirque du Soleil's PARAMOUR has found its full Broadway company!
- Kecia Lewis has stepped in for Tonya Pinkins in 'MOTHER COURAGE' off-Broadway.
- HAMILTON's lottery is going digital for the winter, and #Ham4Ham will return this spring.
- Victoria Justice, Reeve Carney and more have signed for FOX's THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!
- DANCING WITH THE STARS' Derek Hough could lead SINGIN' IN THE RAIN on Broadway...
- We got a first look (right) at Sheila Hancock & Jenna Russell in the West End's GREY GARDENS!
- Corbin Bleu, Emma Hunton and more will star in THE DODGERS in Los Angeles.
- A movie musical version of SUNSET BOULEVARD is in the works...
- And stage & film producer and Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood has passed away.
Broadway Weather Forecast: Wind chill advisories this morning, with a high of 32 and sunny for the day!
Quote of the Day: A word from birthday boy Bradley Cooper...
"It's beyond my control who's going to cast me or how you're going to pigeonholed, so for me, it's just I want to keep doing different things because I want to get better, so hopefully I'll be hired to do them."
-- Bradley Cooper (via BrainyQuote)
Video of the Day: Watch Ariana Grande surprise fans at Jason Robert Brown's concert in Los Angeles!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Bradley Cooper, who turns 41 today!
Cooper last starred on Broadway in THE ELEPHANT MAN, for which he was nominated for a Tony and which he took to London last year. Before that, he appeared onstage in THREE DAYS OF RAIN. The actor has been nominated for four Oscars for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, AMERICAN HUSTLE and AMERICAN SNIPER (which he also produced). Among his other notable film credits are THE HANGOVER trilogy, LIMITLESS and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. He also recently starred opposite Jennifer Lawrence in the movie JOY.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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