WAKE UP with BWW 6/4/2015 - Silverstone is 'GOOD STOCK' and More!
By: Jessica Showers Jun. 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: Alicia Silverstone returns to the stage, Steve Guttenberg stars in the "other" Shakespeare in the Park and more!
Next up in our series of stars introducing BWW's morning feature is Tony winner Christine Ebersole (portrait by Walter McBride), currrent star of EVER AFTER at Paper Mill who has also appeared on Broadway in BLITHE SPIRIT, GREY GARDENS, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, 42ND STREET, GORE VIDAL'S THE BEST MAN, CAMELOT, OKLAHOMA!, ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY and more!
Photo by Walter McBride
TODAY'S TOP ITEMS:
- Alicia Silverstone leads OF GOOD STOCK, starting previews this evening at MTC!
- THREE MEN AND A BABY's Steve Guttenberg leads HENRY IV PART 1, opening tonight in Riverside Park.
- Susan Stroman discusses her career tonight at the 92Y...
- Set your DVR for EVER AFTER's Charles Shaughnessy on TODAY, and THE VISIT's Chita Rivera on TONIGHT.
- Plus, TONY BATTLES: THE LION KING VS. RAGTIME comes to 54 Below in time for Tonys weekend!
NEWS YOU MISSED YESTERDAY:
- Patina Miller will be this year's Tony Awards Social Media Correspondent, while Sierra Boggess will be a Red Carpet host, and Tommy Tune has joined the event as a presenter!
- Sting's THE LAST SHIP is setting sail for Norway, Sweden and Finland.
- We got a first look (right) at MATILDA on tour, plus LCT3's PRELUDES, a peek at BROADWAY BARES FIRE ISLAND, and LES MISERABLES' new Broadway leads!
- Check out footage from the 71st Annual Theatre World Awards...
- Hallelujah! Disney is developing a new SISTER ACT movie! But they aren't stopping there - stay tuned for a live-action adaptation of FANTASIA, plus a TV series based on TANGLED!
Broadway Weather Forecast: High of 65 degrees and sunny today!
Quote of the Day: A word from Broadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman...
"As a little girl growing up in Wilmington, Delaware, whenever I found myself in a conundrum I looked to my father for advice. And always he offered the same encouragement: 'Ask yourself, What's the worst that could happen? Someone might tell you no, but there's no harm in that.' Just take a chance. Ask the question."
-- Susan Stroman (via Good Housekeeping)
What we're looking forward to watching: The new MISS SAIGON revival documentary, out next month in the UK!
Video of the Day: From classics such as ALICE IN WONDERLAND all the way up to FROZEN, check out Todrick Hall's latest mashup "The Evolution of Disney"!
And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Mary Testa, who turns 60 today!
Tony nominee Mary Testa last starred on Broadway in Guys and Dolls. Among her past credits are Xanadu, Wicked, Something Good, 42nd Street, Marie Christine, On the Town, Chicago, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Rink, Marilyn and Barnum. She recently appeared off-Broadway in Disaster! and has also taken the stage in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Queen of the Mist, Tricks The Devil Taught Me, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Little Fish, Lucky Stiff, The Vagina Monologues, A New Brain, Company and more.
Photo by Jeremy Daniel
See you bright and early tomorrow, BroadwayWorld!
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