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WAKE UP with BWW 5/27/2015 - Criss Leads STARS IN THE ALLEY, THE TEMPEST Begins in the Park and More!

By: May. 27, 2015
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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: STARS IN THE ALLEY, THE TEMPEST in the Park and more!

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Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is the one and only Darren Criss (portrait by Walter McBride), currrent star of Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, who has also appeared on the Great White Way in 'HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS...' and is well known for his role in the TV series GLEE!

Darren Criss wants you to WAKE UP with BroadwayWorld!
Photo by Walter McBride

TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:

- HEDWIG's Darren Criss hosts STARS IN THE ALLEY 2015 today!
- Waterston, Ferguson & more appear in Shakespeare in the Park's THE TEMPEST, starting tonight.
- Atlantic Theater's 'GHOST STORIES' double bill begins performances off-Broadway.
- And a starry cast leads A.C.T.'s A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, opening tonight in San Francisco...

The cast of AN ACT OF GOD!

NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:

- The FIDDLER ON THE ROOF revival will open this December on Broadway!
- Jessica Lange is set for LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT on Broadway next spring!
- The 2014-15 Broadway season was one of the healthiest in history!
- We got a look (right) at Jim Parsons and more in AN ACT OF GOD, plus a peek at Jason Robert Brown in concert across the pond!
- CARSON - THE MUSICAL is getting a workshop this fall...
- Jeremy Jordan, Sierra Boggess, Steven Pasquale & Betsy Wolfe have joined New York Pops' 2015-16 season.
- The Muny's MY FAIR LADY has rounded out its cast in St. Louis, while the Broadway-Bound KING CHARLES III is gathering its stars!
- And the 2015-16 Tony Awards Nominating Committee has been assembled...

Broadway Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 81 today, but look out for scattered thunderstorms this evening!

Quote of the Day: A word from today's STARS IN THE ALLEY emcee Darren Criss...

"I always shoot for the moon in my work, so that I'm happy when I land on the roof."
-- Darren Criss (via BrainyQuote)

What we're watching/listening to: Dick Van Dyke & The Dustbowl Revival's "Never Had To Go" single!

Video of the Day: Watch highlights from Paper Mill's EVER AFTER!

And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Richard Schiff, who turns 60 today!
Schiff last appeared on Broadway in Glengarry Glen Ross in 2012 and starred opposite Lindsay Lohan in the West End's Speed-the-Plow last year. He has also taken the off-Broadway stage in The Exonerated and has directed several off-Broadway productions, including Antigone starring Angela Bassett. Schiff is well known for his Emmy-winning role as 'Toby Ziegler' on the TV drama The West Wing. Coming up are the films Take Me to the River, Entourage and Ted 2, as well as TV spinoff of Wet Hot American Summer. Among the actor's past film credits are Man of Steel, Made in Dagenham, The Lost World and more.
Richard Schiff in SPEED-THE-PLOW in the West End.
Photo by Simon Annand

See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!







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