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WAKE UP with BWW 3/16/2015 - GOLDEN SHAMROCK Gala, BEST OF BROADWAY SINGS and More!
By: Jessica Showers Mar. 16, 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: GTG honors Kate Mulgrew and more at its GOLDEN SHAMROCK Gala, stars align for THE BEST OF BROADWAY SINGS at 54 Below and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is John Treacy Egan (portrait by Walter McBride), currrent star of off-Broadway's CLINTON THE MUSICAL, who has appeared on Broadway in CASA VALENTINA, 'NICE WORK', SISTER ACT, BYE BYE BIRDIE, THE LITTLE MERMAID, THE PRODUCERS and JEKYLL & HYDE!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Gingold's GOLDEN SHAMROCK Gala honors Kate Mulgrew and Kenneth Lonergan this evening...
- Daphne Rubin-Vega and more will appear in today's charity reading of JULY 7, 1994.
- And THE BEST OF BROADWAY SINGS takes on Beyonce, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, P!NK and more at 54 Below tonight!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- T.R. Knight will replace Maulik Pancholy in Broadway's IT'S ONLY A PLAY!
- The First North American tour of WICKED ended its run yesterday in Los Angeles.
- Jason Robert Brown is working on A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN musical!
- FROZEN and BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad will play 'Le Fou' in Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
- Rupert Holmes, Melissa Manchester & Sharon Vaughn's new musical SWEET POTATO QUEENS is coming to TUTS Underground...
- We got a look (above, right) at Sutton Foster's Carnegie Hall solo debut with the New York Pops; plus highlights from Broadway's ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, which opened last night!
- Jonathan Groff will lead 'HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS' in concert in London this May.
- The upcoming EDDIE THE EAGLE biopic, featuring Hugh Jackman, will hit theaters next spring.
- And GLEE is planning a live farewell performance... on Broadway? We hope so!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 55 degrees at the start of St. Patty's Day week!
Quote of the Day: A word from Broadway vet and Disney's newest BEAUTY AND THE BEAST star, Josh Gad...
"I think physical comedy is an amazing asset because it tells a story that's more universal than just language and dialogue. I grew up watching Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. They're very powerful figures in my life."
-- Josh Gad (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to listening to: THE KING AND I's upcoming cast recording with Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, out this summer!
Video of the Day: Check out an a cappella medley of tunes from THE LAST FIVE YEARS with Peter Hollens and his wife Evynne Hollens!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Victor Garber, who turns 66 today!
Garber has received four Tony nominations for his roles in Broadway's Damn Yankees, Lend Me a Tenor, Little Me and Deathtrap. Among his other credits on the Great White Way are Present Laughter, Art, Arcadia, You Can Never Tell, Noises Off (which won him a Drama Desk in 1984), Sweeney Todd, They're Playing Our Song, Tartuffe and more. He also starred off-Broadway in the original cast of Assassins. Many will recognize him as the designer of the Titanic, 'Thomas Andrews'. He has also appeared on the big screen in Argo, Milk, Tuck Everlasting, Legally Blonde, The First Wives Club, Sleepless in Seattle and 'Jesus' in the movie adaptation of Godspell. His recent TV credits include The Flash, Web Therapy, Damages, Charlie's Angels, Eli Stone, Alias and more.
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!