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WAKE UP with BWW 5/4/2015 - NY Pops & Tisch Galas, Drama Critics Circle Winners, 'SMELL OF SUCCESS' and More!
By: Jessica Showers May. 04, 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: Two off-Broadway openings, a benefit concert, three galas, awards season announcements and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- DINNER WITH THE BOYS (more here) and FOREVER open off-Broadway tonight!
- Jeremy Jordan, Marc Kudisch and more appear in tonight's SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS benefit concert.
- The 2015 New York Drama Critics Circle winners and Astaire Award nominees will be announced today!
- And it's gala season! Tonight marks NYU Tisch's event honoring Michael C. Hall, Rob & Kathleen Marshall will be feted at the New York Pops' celebration, and Playwrights Horizons hosts its 2015 soiree...
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- THE VISIT's Chita Rivera will be honored at the 71st Annual Theatre World Awards!
- We got a first look (right) at Brandy's opening bow in Broadway's CHICAGO!
- National Theatre Live is bringing THE AUDIENCE back to cinemas next month.
- MAD MEN's Bryan Batt will lead HAIRSPRAY at The Muny this summer!
- The DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL will end its Las Vegas run later this month...
- The Skivvies and more have joined Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2015 lineup.
- And across the pond, we got a peek at PETER PAN in rehearsal at Regent's Park, plus Shakespeare's Globe has named Kneehigh's Emma Rice its new artistic director!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 81 and sunny - a beautiful start to the week!
Quote of the Day: A word from NY Pops honoree Rob Marshall...
"The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page."
-- Rob Marshall (via BrainyQuote)
Video(s) of the Day: Watch the first three episodes of the new webseries UNDERSTUDIES!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Ana Gasteyer, who turns 48 today!
Gasteyer, well known for her run as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, last appeared on Broadway in 2009's The Royal Family. Before that, she starred in The Threepenny Opera, Wicked and The Rocky Horror Show, as well as concert versions of Chance & Chemistry, Hair and Funny Girl. She has also appeared off-Broadway in Cinderella, Roulette, Kimberly Akimbo and The Vagina Monologues. Among her recent TV credits are Suburgatory, The Good Wife and The Goldbergs.
Photo by Walter McBride
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!