WAKE UP with BWW 5/13/2015 - ON THE TOWN Returns, DEATH OF A SALESMAN in London and More!
By: Jessica Showers May. 13, 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: ON THE TOWN returns to the Lyric, TUCK EVERLASTING writer Nathan Tysen's new work starts in Kansas City, DEATH OF A SALESMAN opens in London and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- ON THE TOWN resumes performances on Broadway today!
- KC Rep's developmental production of Nathan Tysen's STILLWATER begins tonight...
- RSC's DEATH OF A SALESMAN transfers to the West End tonight, and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, starring David Suchet, heads out on a UK Tour!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Jason Gotay, Ellen Harvey and more have signed on for INTO THE WOODS at The Muny!
- BURIED CHILD with Ed Harris & Amy Madiga and more highlight The New Group's 2015-16 season.
- MTC's AIRLINE HIGHWAY will be closing early...
- James Lecesne's THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY is set for a summer run.
- THE AUDIENCE is coming to cinemas next month.
- We got a peek at Jonathan Groff rehearsing for 'HOW TO SUCCEED...' in London!
- ON THE TOWN will celebrate Betty Comden at ths year's Theatre World Awards.
- Sting is performing THE LAST SHIP in concert to benefit The Actors Fund.
- Idina Menzel will present at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards this weekend!
- And REBECCA's publicist has been found liable in the musical's never-ending scandal...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 70 degrees and mostly sunny. Beautiful mid-week weather!
Quote of the Day: A word from IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST star David Suchet...
"When I was 16, I played Macbeth at school and my English teacher said, 'I think you may have acting talent. Try to get into the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and see where you get.' I wouldn't have thought of that at all. I wanted to be a surgeon, but I wasn't a clever man."
-- David Suchet (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Opening number "Welcome to the Renaissance" from the SOMETHING ROTTEN! cast recording!
Video of the Day: Highlights from Signature's CABARET, starring Wesley Taylor and Barrett Wilbert Weed!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Zoë Wanamaker, who turns 66 today!
Wanamaker has performed over a hundred roles in a career spanning over 25 years. She has appeared on Broadway in AWAKE AND SING (Tony nomination, Drama Desk winner), and was nominated for both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her performances in ELECTRA, LOOT and PIAF. She has worked extensively with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is a trustee of Shakespeare's Globe. She is the recipient of two Olivier awards for Best Actress, and has been nominated a total of nine times. Her films include HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE and MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, and her many television credits include a leading role in the long-running BBC sitcom MY FAMILY. In 2000, she was awarded a CBE by the Queen in the New Year Honors list.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!