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: This year's Obie Awards are tonight, THE FLICK opens at Barrow Street, MTC and Symphony Space get their gala on and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Lea DeLaria hosts the 2015 Obie Awards this evening!
- Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play THE FLICK opens off-Broadway tonight.
- MTC's spring gala features a plethora of Broadway talent, while Symphony Space fetes Harold Prince at their 2015 soirée!
- Cuccioli, Armbruster, Cimmet & Butler appear in tonight's OVERRULED for GTG/Project Shaw.
- And BC/EFA hosts its first-ever BROADWAY BETS poker tournament this evening...
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- The 2015 Drama League Awards were held Friday - click here for the winners!
- Broadway's CHICAGO will welcome back Marco Zunino as 'Billy Flynn' next month.
- THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME cast album is in the works!
- We got a first look (right) at Wesley Taylor and Barrett Wilbert Weed in Signature's CABARET.
- And IT'S ONLY A PLAY will take "Broadway's Biggest Selfie" in Times Square tomorrow...
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 66 degrees and rainy on this mid-May Monday...
Quote of the Day: A word from Obies host Lea DeLaria!
"No one has the responsibility to be out to anyone but himself or herself. I made my choice a million years ago."
-- Lea DeLaria (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: The new GIGI Broadway cast recording, out digitally now!
Video of the Day: Watch MISS SAIGON's Eva Noblezada stun audiences at the St. James Theatre!