WAKE UP with BWW 3/11/2016 - THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM and More!

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: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM officially raises the curtain this Sunday!

THIS WEEKEND'S TOP ITEMS:

- FLY, inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen, heads off-Broadway tonight.
- Kenyon Phillips' residency at The Box begins this evening...
- And Roundabout's THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM opens this Sunday!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are bringing NO MAN'S LAND to the West End!
- Danny Boyle is in talks to direct Cameron Mackintosh's MISS SAIGON film adaptation.
- Tickets are now on sale for GROUNDHOG DAY in London!
- We got a first look (right) at PASSION in Paris, plus a peek at the cast of London's GUYS AND DOLLS in costume!
- Ben Richards will star alongside Beverley Knight in THE BODYGUARD.
- Luis Salgado has joined ABC's DIRTY DANCING as co-choreographer...
- Broadway's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has raised nearly $30,000 to help Flint, Michigan!
- And SOUTH PACIFIC and SOUND OF MUSIC star Martha Wright has passed away at 92...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Highs in the low 60s this weekend, and sunny on Saturday!

Quote of the Day: Start your day off with lyrics from "Suddenly The Day Looks Sunny" from THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, opening this weekend...

Now you're shining like, shining like
A sunflower up in the sky
Shining like
A sunflower up in the sky

...

Thank you for the mountains
The lake of the clouds
I'm picturing you and me there right now
As the crystal cascades showered down

What we're watching/listening to: The company of Broadway's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in the recording studio - their cast album will be released next Friday!