WAKE UP with BWW 2/11/2015 - RASHEEDA, RIVERSIDE and More!
By: Jessica Showers Feb. 11, 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: RASHEEDA SPEAKING & BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY open off-Broadway and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- RASHEEDA SPEAKING, starring Tonya Pinkins and Dianne Wiest, opens off-Broadway!
- BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY opens tonight at Second Stage.
- On the West Coast, THE NIGHT ALIVE opens this evening at the Geffen, and THE PRICE with Kate Burton begins at the Taper...
- Plus, the company of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS meets the press, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- BWW captured photos and footage of THE LAST FIVE YEARS film premiere!
- Diaz, Hershberg, Brightman and Morgan are set to star in SOON at Signature.
- We got a first look (right) at the National Tour of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS...
- Monty Python's SPAMALOT will be the Hollywood Bowl's official musical this summer!
- MCC Theater announced its 2015-16 season off-Broadway.
- Michael C. Hall is among those to be honored at the National Corporate Theatre Fund Awards Gala...
- The full cast is set for HEART OF THINGS in the West End, and Amelia Lily has joined the UK tour of 'JOSEPH'.
- And Travolta, Pratt and Aniston will present at the OSCARS, plus Jennifer Hudson is slated to perform!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 34 degrees!
Quote of the Day: A word from Nellie McMay, who will appear on AMERICAN SONGBOOK AT NJPAC tonight...
"Music can make the cerebral accessible, the subconscious hummable. It communicates our shared needs and desires as sentient beings better than any other medium."
-- Nellie McKay (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Tam Mutu and Kelli Barrett performing "Now" from Broadway's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO!
Video of the Day: Check out Anna Kendrick and more in the new PITCH PERFECT 2 trailer!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Sheryl Crow, who turns 53 today!
Crow wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway-bound musical Diner, which played a sold-out run at D.C.'s Signature Theatre this winter. The Nine-time Grammy Award winner is best known for her solo music career -- she has released eight studio albums, two compilations, a live album and more, with sales of more than 50 million albums worldwide. Crow has collaborated with the Rolling Stones, Stevie Nicks, Michael Jackson, Prince, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, B.B. King, Tony Bennett, Sting and others. As an actress, Crow has appeared on TV in Cougar Town and 30 Rock, as well as the films De-Lovely, The Minus Man and 54.
Photo by Margot Schulman
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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