WAKE UP with BWW 1/6/2015 - New Elders for BOOK OF MORMON, ONCE Says Farewell and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jan. 06, 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: BOOK OF MORMON and YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU get new leads, ONCE waves goodbye, Amy Spanger goes solo and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Gavin Creel and Christopher John O'Neill join Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON tonight!
- Plus, Anna Chlumsky and Richard Thomas board YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU this evening.
- ONCE plays a final farewell concert at the Highline Ballroom tonight!
- And Amy Spanger begins her winter solo run at 54 Below this evening...
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Roger Rees, Tom Nelis and Michelle Veintimilla will join Chita Rivera in THE VISIT on Broadway!
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS is eyeing Broadway, with Nicole Scherzinger in talks to star...
- We got a first look (right) at WICKED's new witches Caroline Bowman and Kara Lindsay, plus a peek at CHICAGO's newest murderess Jennifer Nettles!
- ROCK OF AGES' Mitchell Jarvis has rejoined the show as 'Stacee Jaxx' through its final performances.
- Mandy Patinkin will star in Classic Stage Company's 'THE LAST TWO PEOPLE ON EARTH' this spring!
- Josh Young, Alison Luff and more are set to lead readings of the new musical GLORY RIDE this weekend...
- Tituss Burgess will play 'The Witch' in DreamCatcher's INTO THE WOODS in Miami.
- And 2014 was the highest grossing, most attended year in Broadway history!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Bundle up! Light snow this morning with a high of 27 degrees.
Quote of the Day: Birthday boy Eddie Redmayne on being vulnerable...
"Listen, acting is not surgery, it's entertainment. You're doing something to hopefully move people, to make them laugh, to transport them. But actors are vulnerable, and the reason we're vulnerable is that we're always trying to recreate human behaviour."
-- Eddie Redmayne (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Alysha Umphress and Jeff Blumenkrantz's new album 'I'VE BEEN PLAYED', out today!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Eddie Redmayne, who turns 33 today!
Redmayne won an Olivier and a Tony in 2010 for his performance in Red in the West End and on Broadway. He also appeared in Richard II at Donmar Warehouse and starred as 'Marius' in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Miserables. He can currently be seen on the big screen portraying Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Among Redmayne's other film credits are The Other Boleyn Girl, My Week with Marilyn and the upcoming films Jupiter Ascending and The Danish Girl.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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