WAKE UP with BWW 3/17/2015 - IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Begins and More!
By: Jessica Showers Mar. 17, 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: Happy St. Patrick's Day! IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU begins performances and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Duke Lafoon (portrait by Walter McBride), currrent star of off-Broadway's CLINTON THE MUSICAL!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU begins previews tonight on Broadway!
- Fran Drescher reprises her role in CINDERELLA, starting tonight at the Ahmanson...
- Anthony Warlow stars in MAN OF LA MANCHA, beginning this evening in D.C.
- HARVEY opens tonight in the West End, and Sean Hughes joins THE RAILWAY CHILDREN at King's Cross!
- And the company of AIRLINE HIGHWAY meets the press, so stay tuned for photos!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Cynthia Erivo will star opposite Jennifer Hudson in Broadway's THE COLOR PURPLE!
- INTO THE WOODS cast members will lead a tribute to Stephen Sondheim on his 85th Birthday...
- ALL SHOOK UP will tour the UK under a new title -- LOVE ME TENDER.
- Emma Thompson & Kevin Kline have joined Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, hitting theaters in March 2017!
- Matt Bomer & Cheyenne Jackson have signed up for AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL.
- And we got a peek (right) at ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY's Gypsy Robe ceremony!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Rainy this morning with a high of 58 degrees, but clear enough tonight for some St. Patty's Day revelry!
Quote of the Day: A word from Australian star and MAN OF LA MANCHA lead Anthony Warlow...
"I start the show, and the armour goes on, and the showman comes out. When the show is finished, that comes off, and I become soft centred again."
-- Anthony Warlow (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Lea Michele's final GLEE solo, "This Time", written by fellow star Darren Criss!
Photo by Mike Yarish/Fox
Video of the Day: Go inside the recording studio with the cast of Broadway's HONEYMOON IN VEGAS!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Gary Sinise, who turns 60 today!
Sinise, who is a founding member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, last appeared on Broadway in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Before that, he directed and produced Buried Child and starred in The Grapes of Wrath. Each show earned him a Tony nomination; Sinise also accepted the 1985 Tonys Regional Theatre Award on behalf of Steppenwolf. Among his off-Broadway directing credits are Orphans, Landscape of the Body and True West, in which he also starred. Sinise is well known for playing 'George' in the film adaptation of Of Mice and Men and was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Forrest Gump. The actor also won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Harry S. Truman in Truman. He recently starred in the TV series CSI: NY.
Photo by Cliff Lipson/CBS
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!