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: APPLICATION PENDING, opening tonight, showcases Christina Bianco's versatility, JOHN & JEN and ROCKET TO THE MOON begin off-Broadway, BEAUTIFUL starts performances in the West End and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- APPLICATION PENDING, starring Christina Bianco, opens off-Broadway tonight!
- Kate Baldwin and Conor Ryan lead JOHN & JEN, beginning previews tonight...
- Clifford Odets' ROCKET TO THE MOON kicks off this evening off-Broadway.
- BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL starts previews in the West End!
- ONCE begins in Toronto tonight with an all-Canadian cast.
- Chazz Palminteri stars in an NYC reading of BREAKING BOBBY STONE today...
- And PETER PAN LIVE!'s Lost Boys reunite in concert tonight!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Hamlisch & Sklar's Broadway-bound musical GOTTA DANCE will debut in Chicago, helmed by Jerry Mitchell!
- Williamstown will welcome a slew of stars, including married actors Audra McDonald & Will Swenson, for its 2015 festival season!
- Broadway choreographer Twyla Tharp is heading out on tour this year!
- INTO THE WOODS' Anna Kendrick is performing a 'special' number at the Oscars!
- We got a first look at Signature's BIG LOVE (right), plus Tituss Burgess as 'The Witch' in INTO THE WOODS!
- Michael Gambon has decided to retire from the theatre. We wish him well!
- Playwrights Horizons' 2015-16 season will feature new works by Taylor Mac and more.
- And Hunter Foster is coming back to Bucks County to direct NATIONAL PASTIME and COMPANY this season...
Broadway Weather Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a high of 39 degrees!
Quote of the Day: A word from stage great Michael Gambon...
"There are more important ways of earning a living, aren't there? Like being a neurosurgeon. But some plays are very important, aren't they?"
-- Michael Gambon (via BrainyQuote)
Video of the Day: An animated look at Alison Bechdel's FUN HOME and its journey to the stage! Plus meet the company here...
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Chloe Grace Moretz, who turns 18 today!
Moretz made her stage debut last year in The Library at The Public Theater; the play centers on a survivor of a deadly high school shooting. Moretz launched her career at the age of 7 in the TV series The Guardian and has since starred on the big screen in The Amityville Horror, (500) Days of Summer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kick-Ass, Let Me In, Hugo, Dark Shadows, Carrie, If I Stay and The Equalizer. She will soon appear in the films Dark Places and The 5th Wave.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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