WAKE UP with BWW 3/7/2016 - WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT, Atlantic's Big Gala and More!
By: Jessica Khan Mar. 07, 2016
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: WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT makes its NYC debut, and two off-Broadway galas welcome a slew of stars!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Nathan Lane kicks off the New York debut of WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT tonight!
- Stars of stage and screen come together for Atlantic's 2016 ACTORS' CHOICE gala.
- Mario Cantone hosts The New Group's annual gala this evening...
- And SCHOOL OF ROCK hosts Shubert Foundation's High School Theatre Festival!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Kelsey Grammer is staying in NEVERLAND an extra week!
- We got a look (right) at scenes from LCT's THE ROYALE, highlights from Carnegie Hall's giant WEST SIDE STORY, plus footage of Charles Busch in LADY AT THE MIC!
- I'LL EAT YOU LAST producer and Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter wants to return to Broadway...
- Broadway favorite Idina Menzel will perform at the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll!
- Carson Kreitzer, Cesar Alvarez and more are among the 2016 Jonathan Larson Grant recipients...
- Lady Gaga is officially returning for the next season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY.
- And the first live production of FROZEN will open this spring at Disney California Adventure Park!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 60 degrees and mostly sunny today. Happy Monday!
What we're listening to: TUCK EVERLASTING's title song, sung by Sarah Charles Lewis!
Video of the Day: Check out footage of Skylar Astin, Bianca Marroquin ad more in Carnegie Hall's WEST SIDE STORY!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Ashley Spencer!
Spencer last starred on Broadway in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT. She has also taken the Broadway stage in ROCK OF AGES, GREASE and HAIRSPRAY. The actress was a contestant on NBC's GREASE: YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT! and came in second place behind Laura Osnes. Among her regional credits are Pittsburgh CLO's CURTAINS, THE PRODUCERS and HAIRSPRAY, as well as HAIRSPRAY at The Muny in St. Louis. Spencer appeared in a small role in the film version of THE LAST FIVE YEARS opposite her husband, fellow stage actor Jeremy Jordan, in 2014.
ROCK OF AGES' final Broadway bow.
Photo by Jennifer Broski.
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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