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WAKE UP with BWW 6/29/2015 - Jimmy Awards, SHOWS FOR DAYS and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jun. 29, 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: Patti LuPone returns to the stage in SHOWS FOR DAYS, high school stars step into the spotlight and more!
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- LC Theater's SHOWS FOR DAYS, starring Patti LuPone, opens tonight!
- 52 high school students compete in the 2015 Jimmy Awards, hosted by Sutton Foster, this evening.
- And Broadway stars gather for 'VOICES FOR THE VOICELESS'' -- a foster kids benefit concert -- tonight!
NEWS YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
- Anthony Warlow will officially join FINDING NEVERLAND this fall.
- Jenni Barber has replaced Celia Keenan-Bolger in the upcoming 'SPELLING BEE' reunion...
- THE O.C. THE MUSICAL is headed to Los Angeles this August!
- Howard McGillin will join Betty Buckley and Rachel York in GREY GARDENS at Bay Street.
- We got a first look (right) at TWELFTH NIGHT at The Old Globe.
- And last but not least, same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states! See how Broadway reacted here!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 79 degrees and partly cloudy but NO RAIN! Yay!
Quote of the Day: In honor of SHOWS FOR DAYS' opening night, a word from Patti LuPone...
"The only thing we are as actors are messengers. That's all we are. Correct? We are delivering the playwright's intention through the concept of the director. And I come on stage; if I feel confident in the role, then I give it away."
-- Patti LuPone (via BrainyQuote)
What we're watching: All the actors who gave impassioned speeches following Friday's Supreme court ruling!
"Hate is very strong, but love is stronger." The mother of all mothers Tyne Daly shares her story and celebrates Friday's historic decision by SCOTUS to legalize marriage equality, nationwide. #LoveWins
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Video of the Day: The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington performing the National Anthem just after the landmark SCOTUS decision!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Brian d'Arcy James, who turns 47 today!
Tony nominee D'Arcy James is currently starring in Something Rotten! on Broadway. Before that, he appeared as 'King George' in Hamilton's off-Broadway run. A prolific actor, among his other credits on the Great White Way are Macbeth, Time Stands Still, Next to Normal, Shrek the Musical, The Apple Tree, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Children And Art, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sweet Smell of Success, Titanic, Carousel and Blood Brothers. James has also appeared off-Broadway in Giant, Port Authority, The Wild Party, Floyd Collins and more. He is well known for his role as 'Frank Houston' on NBC's SMASH and recently starred in the NYC concert of BOMBSHELL, the musical at the center of the series.
Photo by Joan Marcus
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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