WAKE UP with BWW 6/17/2015 - ON YOUR FEET! Opens in Chicago and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jun. 17, 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 YOUR FEET! opens in Chicago, Broadway vets lend their talents around the country and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Gloria Estefan's ON YOUR FEET! opens its pre-Broadway run in Chicago tonight!
- NEWSIES' Adam Kaplan leads Flat Rock Playhouse's 'HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS', starting tonight...
- Ari Brand, Molly Ephraim and Raviv Ullman star in BAD JEWS, opening tonight at the Geffen.
- And Sabrina Mahfouz's CHEF officially transfers to the West End this evening.
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Abby Mueller will hit the road in the BEAUTIFUL national tour!
- Steve Martin & Edie Brickell's BRIGHT STAR is headed to Broadway after a D.C. run.
- A sequel to the movie musical CAMP is in the works...
- Elena Shaddow and Ramin Karimloo led the recent NYC reading of ANASTASIA.
- We got a first look at photos and highlights from MY FAIR LADY at The Muny!
- This year's BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION is slated for September.
- Disney Channel's DESCENDANTS released its first stills (above, right) of Kristin Chenoweth!
- Sir Ian McKellen accepted the 2015 Trevor Hero Award this week and gave a stunning speech...
- And the nominees have been announced for the 2015 National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 77 degrees and partly cloudy. But no rain until late!
Quote of the Day: In light of BRIGHT STAR's big Broadway news, a word from Steve Martin...
"I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot."
-- Steve Martin (via BrainyQuote)
What we're listening to: Donna McKechnie's SAME PLACE: ANOTHER TIME, out now on iTunes!
Video of the Day: In honor of ON YOUR FEET!'s Chicago debut, watch Gloria Estefan's original 1989 music video for "Get On Your Feet"!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to John Gallagher Jr., who turns 31 today!
Gallagher Jr. will soon return to Broadway in Long Day's Journey Into Night. He last starred in Jerusalem, as well as American Idiot, Spring Awakening (which earned him a Tony in 2007) and Rabbit Hole. Among his off-Broadway credits are Kimberly Akimbo, Current Events, Port Authority, Farragut North and more. The actor also played 'Jim' in Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom and has appeared on TV in The West Wing, Law & Order: SVU, and the BBC miniseries Olive Kitteridge. Among his recent film credits are The Belco Experiment (upcoming), The Heart Machine, the American Idiot documentary Broadway Idiot, Short Term 12, Margaret, and Jonah Hex.
Photo by Paul Kolnik
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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