WAKE UP with BWW 6/1/2015 - Theatre World Awards, Sondheim in Philly and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jun. 01, 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: Three awards ceremonies take place tonight, plus Broadway welcomes back a familiar face, and Sondheim gets his due at the Arden!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- The 2015 Theatre World Awards ceremony is set for tonight!
- Plus, this year's Astaire Awards and Lilly Awards take place this evening...
- Broadway's CHICAGO welcomes the return of Marco Zunino as 'Billy Flynn' tonight!
- Jason Robert Brown and Rob McClure honor Stephen Sondheim in Philadelphia tonight.
- And the 5th Annual NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS tributes Judy Garland!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- The Drama Desk Awards were held last night - click here for the list of winners!
- Alex Brightman will star in SCHOOL OF ROCK, Andrew Lloyd Webber is hosting four sneak peek concerts!
- SKYLIGHT has recouped on Broadway!
- Darren Criss and Laura Osnes are set to co-host this year's Tony Awards Red Carpet live stream.
- A Hugh Hefner musical could be headed to the stage...
- AN ACT OF GOD's Christopher Fitzgerald will lead '...FORUM' at Two River Theater this fall.
- Idina Menzel is working on a new album!
- And we got a first look (right) at Terrence Mann and more in CRT's LES MISERABLES!
Broadway Weather Forecast: Rain all day with a high of 70 degrees - don't forget your gear (and a giant coffee to warm you up once you're inside)!
Quote of the Day: A word from Arden Theatre's Master Storyteller honoree, Stephen Sondheim...
"Two of the hardest words in the language to rhyme are life and love. Of all words!"
-- Stephen Sondheim (via BrainyQuote)
What we're looking forward to reading: Bernadette Peters' new children's book STELLA AND CHARLIE, FRIENDS FOREVER, out in August!
Video(s) of the Day: Jun-Su Kim (more here) and Kwang-Ho Hong performing songs from Frank Wildhorn's DEATH NOTE musical!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Betsy Wolfe, who turns 33 today!
Wolfe last starred on the Great White Way in Bullets Over Broadway. Among her past credits are The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture, 110 in the Shade and A Wonderful Life. She also recently appeared off-Broadway in The Last Five Years, as well as Merrily We Roll Along with Encores!
Photo by Kevin Alvey
Happy June 1st! See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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