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WAKE UP with BWW 2/20/2015 - PLACEBO, HOME STREET HOME at Z Space and More!
By: Jessica Showers Feb. 20, 2015
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: PLACEBO begins off-Broadway, HOME STREET HOME starts in LA, Claybourne Elder stars in ANGELS IN AMERICA in KC, IOWA meets the press and three Broadway shows end this weekend!
THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:
- PLACEBO begins performances off-Broadway this evening!
- The Public Theater's PUBLIC STUDIO returns tonight with two shows in rep for just $10.
- The new rock musical HOME STREET HOME, by AVENUE Q's Jeff Marx, Fat Mike and Goddess Soma, opens on the West Coast!
- David Cromer directs KC Rep's ANGELS IN AMERICA, starting tonight, starring Claybourne Elder and more...
- The company of Playwrights Horizons' IOWA meets the press today, so stay tuned for photos!
- And A DELICATE BALANCE, THE ELEPHANT MAN and YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU close on Broadway this weekend...
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Krysta Rodriguez has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is founding a new "ChemoCouture" fashion blog.
- We got a sneak peek (right) at the stars of Lyric Opera of Chicago's CAROUSEL!
- Barbican's Benedict Cumberbatch-Led HAMLET will hit theaters via NT Live this fall...
- FINDING NEVERLAND could land in the West End next year; plus James Corden and Nicole Scherzinger are previewing Gary Barlow's new musical AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS!
- Speaking of Corden -- his first guest for THE LATE LATE SHOW has been revealed!
- Justin Guarini, Zak Resnick and Jason Tam are set for lab performances of BRAVE NEW WORLD...
- The dispute continues between Second Stage and the owners of the Helen Hayes Theatre.
- And PS Classics will release the first full length recording of THE GOLDEN APPLE this spring!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high of 22 today, afternoon snow on Saturday, and morning rain on Sunday with a balmy high of 46!
Quote of the Day: A word from August Wilson (featured on PBS tonight - see below!)...
"A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and personal response, the communal nature of the audience is like having five hundred people read your novel and respond to it at the same time. I find that thrilling."
-- August Wilson (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson, profiled on PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS tonight. Watch a clip below!
Video of the Day: Check out Derek Hough, Laura Benanti and The Rockettes in a new promo for the NEW YORK SPRING SPECTACULAR!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Jessie Mueller, who turns 32 today!
Mueller won a Tony and a Drama Desk last year for her starring role in Broadway's Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She has also appeared on the Great White Way in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Nice Work If You Can Get It and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. The actress kicked off her career in a 2008 production of Carousel in Chicago, for which she won a Jeff Award. She has also appeared in productions at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Marriott Theatre, the Goodman and more. Mueller also played 'Cinderella' in the Public's 2012 staging of Into the Woods, and 'Carrie Pipperidge' in Carousel at Lincoln Center in 2013.
Photo by Joan Marcus.
See you bright and early on Monday, BroadwayWorld!