WAKE UP with BWW 3/5/2015 - FISH IN THE DARK Opens and More!
By: Jessica Showers Mar. 05, 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: FISH IN THE DARK opens tonight, MULAN comes to Lincoln Center, Hugh Jackman appears on TODAY and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Larry David's FISH IN THE DARK opens on Broadway tonight! Be sure to check back later for our live Review Roundup!
- Hong Kong Dance Company's THE LEGEND OF MULAN begins tonight in its first U.S. outing.
- Tony Danza and the HONEYMOON IN VEGAS cast will apppear at tonight's BROADWAY SESSIONS...
- And tune in to TODAY this morning to watch Hugh Jackman talk about CHAPPIE and more!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Bruce Willis and Elizabeth Marvel will star on Broadway in MISERY!
- Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall will be named for David Geffen after his $100 million donation.
- Judith Light is among the judges for the Tonys' first Theatre Education Award...
- BC/EFA is hosting a BROADWAY BETS poker tournament this spring.
- We got a first look (right) at Chilina Kennedy in BEAUTIFUL on Broadway, plus JOSEPHINE AND I at the Public and PLACEBO off-Broadway!
- Kate Mulgrew, America Ferrerra and more are set for the Lily Awards Foundation's play readings series...
- John Tartaglia will host York's 100 MUSICALS IN MUFTI benefit later this month.
- A new work by Tracy Letts is part of Steppenwolf's 2015-16 season in Chicago!
- Lesley Manville and James McAvoy will announce the 2015 Olivier Award noms next week.
- And (best for last) Dan Stevens and Luke Evans have joined Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Up to 3 to 5 inches of snow with a high of 35 degrees.
Quote of the Day: A word from Broadway's newest leading man, Bruce Willis...
"They look right. And you move left."
-- Bruce Willis (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Country star and Broadway vet Rachel Potter's new album NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE!
Video of the Day: Watch the BEAUTY AND THE BEAST movie's 'Gaston' perform "Delilah" by Tom Jones at the Lyric!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Elaine Paige, who turns 67 today!
Paige last appeared on Broadway in Follies after making her debut in Sunset Boulevard (in which she also starred in London). Among her West End credits are The Drowsy Chaperone, The King and I, Piaf, Anything Goes, Chess, Abbacadabara, Cats (for which she originated the role of Grizabella), Evita, Billy and Hair. Last year, Paige kicked off her "I'm Still Here" farewell concert tour after 50 years in show business. It will be broadcast around the world next month. She also released a new album, The Ultimate Collection, to mark the milestone.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!